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# Because they do not understand ... never rebuild them
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Possible meanings are 1) David is confident about what God will do to wicked people or 2) David is asking God to destroy the wicked people.
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# they do not understand the deeds of Yahweh
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It is implied that "do not understand" means they ignore or do not honor Yahweh's works. Alternate translation: "they do not regard with honor what Yahweh has done" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# the work of his hands
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Here "hands" represents what Yahweh has done or created. Alternate translation: "what he has created" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# he will tear them down and never rebuild them
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The punishment of the wicked people is spoken of as if they were a building or a city that God would destroy. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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