PDF Psalms 1-150

psa/014/004.md

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 This rhetorical question is asked to add emphasis. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "They act as if they do not know anything ... who do not call on Yahweh. But they know what they are doing!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
 
-# those who commit iniquity
-
-The abstract nouns "iniquity" can be stated as "evil deeds." Alternate translation: "those who do evil deeds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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 # those who eat up my people
 
 This refers to those who do evil things and destroy God's people as if they were eating food. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

psa/036/012.md

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-# doers of wickedness have fallen; they have been pushed down and are not able to get up
+# those who behave wickedly have fallen; they have been pushed down and are not able to get up
 
 All three phrases describe the evildoers as defeated. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
 

psa/053/004.md

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-# Do those who commit iniquity have no understanding—those ... God?
+# Do those who behave wickedly have no understanding—those ... God?
 
-This question is used to show the shock that the writer feels because the people are so sinful. It can be written as two statements. "Those who commit iniquity act as though they do not know anything. They devour my people as if they were eating bread, and they do not call on God!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
+This question is used to show the shock that the writer feels because the people are so sinful. It can be written as two statements. "Those who behave wickedly act as though they do not know anything. They devour my people as if they were eating bread, and they do not call on God!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
 
 # those who devour my people as if they were eating bread
 

psa/064/002.md

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 The words "hide me" are understood from the previous phrase and can be repeated here. Alternate translation: "hide me from the commotion" or "protect me from the commotion"(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
 
-# the commotion of the doers of iniquity
+# the commotion of those who behave wickedly
 
-Possible meanings are that "commotion" refers to 1) a noisy disturbance. Alternate translation: "the noisy disturbance that the doers of iniquity make" or 2) a crowd that makes a noisy disturbance. Alternate translation: "the noisy crowd of doers of iniquity"
+Possible meanings are that "commotion" refers to 1) a noisy disturbance. Alternate translation: "the noisy disturbance that those who behave wickedly make" or 2) a crowd that makes a noisy disturbance. Alternate translation: "the noisy crowd of those who behave wickedly"
 

psa/092/009.md

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 "They will die" or "You will kill them"
 
-# All those who do evil will be scattered
+# All those who behave wickedly will be scattered
 
-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "you will scatter all those who do evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "you will scatter all those who behave wickedly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
 
 # will be scattered
 

psa/094/004.md

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 The psalmist writes of the wicked speaking as if their words were a liquid being poured out. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
 
-# all those who do evil boast
+# all those who behave wickedly boast
 
-The translation can make explicit that these people boast about their evil actions. Alternate translation: "all those who do evil boast about their evil deeds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+The translation can make explicit that these people boast about their evil actions. Alternate translation: "all those who behave wickedly boast about their evil deeds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
 

psa/094/016.md

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-# Who will rise up to defend me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the wicked?
+# Who will rise up to defend me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against those who behave wickedly?
 
-This can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "No one will defend me against the evildoers. No one will help me fight against the wicked." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
-
-# the wicked
-
-The adjective "wicked" can be translated as a noun phrase. Alternate translation: "wicked people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])
+This can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "No one will defend me against the evildoers. No one will help me fight against those who behave wickedly." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
 

psa/141/006.md

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-# Their leaders will be thrown down
+# Their judges will be thrown down
 
-Possible meanings are 1) "Someone will throw their leaders down" or 2) "Their leaders will throw them down." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+Possible meanings are 1) "Someone will throw their judges down" or 2) "Their judges will throw them down." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+
+# judges
+
+political leaders
 
 # cliffs
 

psa/141/009.md

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 Bible experts disagree on the exact meanings of these words. It would be best either to translate one of them with the word for a net or cage that contains the prey and the other as a rope or vine that catches the prey by the leg or neck or to translate both with the general word for "traps." See how these words are translated in [Psalms 140:5](../140/005.md).
 
-# from the traps of evildoers
+# from the traps of those who behave wickedly
 
 The verb may be supplied from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: "and protect me from the traps that those who do evil have set" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
 

psa/142/006.md

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-# Listen to my call
+# Listen to my cry
 
 This is a call for help. See how you translated this in [Psalms 5:1](../005/001.md). Alternate translation: "Listen to me as I call to you now for help" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
 

psa/143/004.md

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 "I am weak" or "I am extremely discouraged"
 
-# my heart despairs
+# my heart is appalled
 
 "I no longer have any hope"
 

psa/145/010.md

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-# All you have made will give thanks
+# All your works will give thanks
 
 "All the people you have made will give thanks" or "It will be as if everything you have made will give you thanks"
 

psa/145/017.md

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 "People can see from everything that Yahweh does that he is righteous"
 
-# faithful in all he does
+# faithful in all his deeds
 
 "and he is gracious in all he does" or "people can see from everything that Yahweh does that he is gracious"
 

psa/146/009.md

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-# he lifts up
+supports
 
-God helping someone is spoken of as if he were physically lifting them up. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+God helping someone is spoken of as if he were physically keeping them from falling to the ground. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
 

psa/147/006.md

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-# Yahweh lifts up the oppressed
+# Yahweh supports the oppressed
 
-The writer speaks of Yahweh honoring those who are oppressed as if Yahweh were lifting them up from the ground. Alternate translation: "Yahweh honors the oppressed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+The writer speaks of Yahweh honoring those who are oppressed as if Yahweh were keeping them from falling to the ground. Alternate translation: "Yahweh honors the oppressed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
 
 # he brings the wicked down to the ground