7:3 O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, 1
or am guilty of unjust actions, 2
109:7 When he is judged, he will be found 3 guilty! 4
Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.
1 tn Heb “if I have done this.”
2 tn Heb “if there is injustice in my hands.” The “hands” figuratively suggest deeds or actions.
3 tn The prefixed verbal form could be taken as a jussive, but the use of the imperfect form in the following line suggests that v. 7 anticipates the outcome of the accusation envisioned in v. 6.
4 tn Heb “he will go out [as] a criminal” (that is, guilty).