77:5 I thought about the days of old,
about ancient times. 1
109:8 May his days be few! 2
May another take his job! 3
1 tn Heb “the years of antiquity.”
2 tn The prefixed verbal forms (except those with vav [ו] consecutive) in vv. 8-20 are taken as jussives of prayer. Note the distinct jussive forms used in vv. 12-13, 15, 19.
3 tn The Hebrew noun פְּקֻדָּה (pÿquddah) can mean “charge” or “office,” though BDB 824 s.v. suggests that here it refers to his possessions.