7:14 See the one who is pregnant with wickedness,
who conceives destructive plans,
and gives birth to harmful lies – 1
52:2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; 2
it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver. 3
106:23 He threatened 4 to destroy them,
but 5 Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him 6
and turned back his destructive anger. 7
1 tn Heb “and he conceives harm and gives birth to a lie.”
sn Pregnant with wickedness…gives birth to harmful lies. The psalmist metaphorically pictures the typical sinner as a pregnant woman, who is ready to give birth to wicked, destructive schemes and actions.
2 tn Heb “destruction your tongue devises.”
3 tn Heb “like a sharpened razor, doer of deceit.” The masculine participle עָשָׂה (’asah) is understood as a substantival vocative, addressed to the powerful man.
4 tn Heb “and he said.”
5 tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”
6 tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”
7 tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”
sn Verses 19-23 describe the events of Exod 32:1-35.