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# Do not drag me away
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God punishing people is spoken of as if he physically drags them away. In this metaphor Yahweh may be dragging them to prison, exile, or death. AT: "Do not remove me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# who speak peace with their neighbors
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Here "neighbors" refers to people in general. AT: "who speak peacefully with other people"
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# but have evil in their hearts
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Here "hearts" represents a person's mind or thoughts. AT: "but are thinking something evil about them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Give them what their deeds deserve ... repay them what their wickedness demands
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These two phrases mean the same thing. They are used together to emphasize that they deserve for God to punish them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# the work of their hands
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Here "hands" represent what the person has done. AT: "the things they have done" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# render to them their due
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"give them what they deserve"
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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. AT: "they do not regard with honor what Yahweh has done" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the work of his hands
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Here "hands" represents what Yahweh has done or created. AT: "what he has created" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/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/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/iniquity]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peace]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/neighbor]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]] |