Psalms 50:17-20
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Context50:17 For you hate instruction
and reject my words. 1
50:18 When you see a thief, you join him; 2
you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. 3
50:19 You do damage with words, 4
and use your tongue to deceive. 5
50:20 You plot against your brother; 6
you slander your own brother. 7
1 tn Heb “and throw my words behind you.”
2 tn Heb “you run with him.”
3 tn Heb “and with adulterers [is] your portion.”
4 tn Heb “your mouth you send with evil.”
5 tn Heb “and your tongue binds together [i.e., “frames”] deceit.”
6 tn Heb “you sit, against your brother you speak.” To “sit” and “speak” against someone implies plotting against that person (see Ps 119:23).
7 tn Heb “against the son of your mother you give a fault.”