Psalm 70:2

New English Translation

²May those who are trying to take my life
be embarrassed and ashamed.^[a]
May those who want to harm me
be turned back and ashamed.^[b]

Psalm 70:2 tn Heb “may they be embarrassed and ashamed, the ones seeking my life.” Ps 40:14 has “together” after “ashamed,” and “to snatch it away” after “my life.”
Psalm 70:2 tn The four prefixed verbal forms in this verse are understood as jussives. The psalmist is calling judgment down on his enemies.sn See Ps 35:4 for a similar prayer.

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