644 B

Raw Blame History

May they be silent in Sheol. May lying lips be silenced

This idea is repeated to emphasize the writer's desire that the voices of the wicked are not heard. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

lying lips

These represent lying people. AT: "people who lie" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

that speak against the righteous defiantly

Here "the righteous" refers to people who are righteous. AT: "that say terrible things about righteous people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj)

with arrogance and contempt

These terms have similar meanings. AT: "with a complete lack of respect"