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1.1 KiB
raise their heads
This is a sign of being arrogant. AT: "are arrogant" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)
let the mischief of their own lips cover them
This is a prayer that God would make the evildoers suffer from the trouble that they caused by the things they said.
the mischief of their own lips
The trouble that they themselves caused by what they said. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
cover them
That is, stop them from causing any more trouble. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Let burning coals fall on them; throw them into the fire
Images of fire stand for severe punishment for the wicked. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
bottomless pits
This is probably a reference to Sheol, the world of the dead.
men of tongues
those who speak evil of others without cause (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
secure on the earth
"safe in this life"
may evil hunt down the violent man
Here evil is spoken of as if it were someone taking revenge on another person. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)