Psalm 73:8–9
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73:8They mock14 and say evil things;15
they proudly threaten violence.16
73:9They speak as if they rule in heaven,
and lay claim to the earth.17
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- 14 The verb מוּק (muq, “mock”) occurs only here in the OT.
- 15 Heb “and speak with evil.”
- 16 Heb “oppression from an elevated place they speak.” The traditional accentuation of the places “oppression” with the preceding line. In this case, one might translate, “they mock and speak with evil [of] oppression, from an elevated place [i.e., “proudly”] they speak.” By placing “oppression” with what follows, one achieves better poetic balance in the parallelism.
- 17 Heb “they set in heaven their mouth, and their tongue walks through the earth.” The meaning of the text is uncertain. Perhaps the idea is that they lay claim to heaven (i.e., speak as if they were ruling in heaven) and move through the earth declaring their superiority and exerting their influence. Some take the preposition -בְּ (bet) the first line as adversative and translate, “they set their mouth against heaven,” that is, they defy God.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
They scoff and speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.
They set their mouths against the heavens,
and their tongue struts through the earth.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
They scoff, and speak with malice;
with arrogance they threaten oppression.
Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
They mock, and they speak maliciously;
they arrogantly threaten oppression.
They set their mouths against heaven,
and their tongues strut across the earth.
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NLTNew Living Translation
They scoff and speak only evil;
in their pride they seek to crush others.
They boast against the very heavens,
and their words strut throughout the earth.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
They mock and speak maliciously of oppression;
they speak as though from on high.
They set their mouth against the heavens,
and their tongue roams the earth.
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KJV 1900King James Version
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression:
They speak loftily.
They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue walketh through the earth.
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