36:4 He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed;
he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; 1
he does not reject what is evil. 2
59:12 They speak sinful words. 3
So let them be trapped by their own pride
and by the curses and lies they speak!
63:11 But the king 4 will rejoice in God;
everyone who takes oaths in his name 5 will boast,
for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up. 6
1 tn Heb “he takes a stand in a way [that is] not good.” The word “way” here refers metaphorically to behavior or life style.
2 tn The three imperfect verbal forms in v. 4 highlight the characteristic behavior of the typical evildoer.
3 tn Heb “the sin of their mouth [is] the word of their lips.”
4 sn The psalmist probably refers to himself in the third person here.
5 tn Heb “who swears [an oath] by him.”
6 tn The Niphal of this verb occurs only here and in Gen 8:2, where it is used of God “stopping” or “damming up” the great deep as he brought the flood to an end.