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I think it is because they are following the punctutation marks in the BHS, 
the atnah after NPL suggest that the verb is linked to the clause in front of 
it.  And if taken as a jussive one would get.  "And may the people below you 
fall."  

Your arrows are sharp, may the nations beneath you fall, in the hearts of 
those who are hostile to the king."  Pretty choppy but I think that is their 
reasoning.

--
Kelton Graham 
KGRAHAM0938 AT comcast.net

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From: "kenneth greifer" <greifer AT hotmail.com> 

> Why is Psalm 45:6 always translated "Your arrows are sharp, peoples below 
> You fall, they (the arrows) are in the heart of the king's enemies"? 
> 
> Why isn't it translated, "Your arrows are sharp, peoples are below You, 
> they 
> (the arrows ) will fall into the heart of the king's enemies" ? 
> 
> Kenneth Greifer 
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On 7/25/06, Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com> wrote:
> Dear Joel,
>
>
> > Of course, a rendering I don't like but seems completely possible is:
> >
> > I will thank thy name; more than thy mercy and more than thy truth
> > for thou hast increased all thy name more than thy word.
>
>
> HH: No, it's not possible. The "more than" term goes with "name," not
> with "word."
>
Your right I got turned around there.

That second rendering should be
I will thank thy name; more than thy mercy and more than thy truth
for thou hast increased thy word more than all thy name.

Which doesn't make a lot of sense and does not have the parallel I was
originally thinking. Darn dyslexia!

I still like my first rendering best but I can't seem to muster a
strong opinion either way.