Psa 35:28 | NETfull | STEP | Then I will tell others about your justice, and praise you all day long. For the music director; written by the Lord ’s servant, David; an oracle.

Psalms 35:28

Then I will tell others about your justice, ^{▼▼ Heb “and my tongue will proclaim your justice.”}
and praise you all day long. ^{▼▼ Heb “all the day your praise.” The verb “proclaim” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the previous line).}

Psalm 36

^{▼▼ Psalm 36. Though evil men plan to harm others, the psalmist is confident that the Lord is the just ruler of the earth who gives and sustains all life. He prays for divine blessing and protection and anticipates God’s judgment of the wicked.}

For the music director; written by the Lord’s servant, David; an oracle.

28 ^{▼▼ In the Hebrew text the word נאם (“oracle”) appears at the beginning of the next verse (v. 2 in the Hebrew text because the superscription is considered v. 1). The resulting reading, “an oracle of rebellion for the wicked [is] in the midst of my heart” (cf. NIV) apparently means that the psalm, which foresees the downfall of the wicked, is a prophetic oracle about the rebellion of the wicked which emerges from the soul of the psalmist. One could translate, “Here is a poem written as I reflected on the rebellious character of evil men.” Another option, followed in the translation above, is to attach נאם (n^e’um, “oracle”) with the superscription. For another example of a Davidic poem being labeled an “oracle,” see 2 Sam 23:1.}