94:20 Cruel rulers 1 are not your allies,
those who make oppressive laws. 2
119:134 Deliver me 3 from oppressive men,
so that I can keep 4 your precepts.
1 tn Heb “a throne of destruction.” “Throne” stands here by metonymy for rulers who occupy thrones.
2 tn Heb “Is a throne of destruction united to you, one that forms trouble upon a statute?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “Of course not!” The translation, while not preserving the interrogative form of the statement, reflects its rhetorical force.
3 tn Or “redeem me.”
4 tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.