4:4 Tremble with fear and do not sin! 1
Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! 2 (Selah)
68:13 When 3 you lie down among the sheepfolds, 4
the wings of the dove are covered with silver
and with glittering gold. 5
120:2 I said, 6 “O Lord, rescue me 7
from those who lie with their lips 8
and those who deceive with their tongue. 9
1 sn The psalmist warns his enemies that they need to tremble with fear before God and repudiate their sinful ways.
2 tn Heb “say in your heart(s) on your bed(s) and wail/lament.” The verb דֹמּוּ (dommu) is understood as a form of דָמָם (“wail, lament”) in sorrow and repentance. Another option is to take the verb from II דָמָם (damam, “be quiet”); cf. NIV, NRSV “be silent.”
3 tn Or “if.”
4 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word translated “sheepfolds” is uncertain. There may be an echo of Judg 5:16 here.
5 tn Heb “and her pinions with the yellow of gold.”
sn The point of the imagery of v. 13 is not certain, though the reference to silver and gold appears to be positive. Both would be part of the loot carried away from battle (see v. 12b).
6 tn The words “I said” are supplied in the translation for clarification. See the introductory note for this psalm.
7 tn Or “my life.”
8 tn Heb “from a lip of falsehood.”
9 tn Heb “from a tongue of deception.”