Mazmur 13:4

13:4 Then ¹  my enemy will say, “I have defeated him!”

Then ²  my foes will rejoice because I am upended.

Mazmur 38:20

38:20 They repay me evil for the good I have done;

though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me. ³ 

Mazmur 60:12

60:12 By God’s power we will conquer; ⁴ 

he will trample down ⁵  our enemies.

Mazmur 74:4

74:4 Your enemies roar ⁶  in the middle of your sanctuary; ⁷ 

they set up their battle flags. ⁸ 

[13:4]  ¹ tn Heb “or else.”

[13:4]  ² tn Heb “or else.”

[38:20]  ³ tn Heb “the ones who repay evil instead of good accuse me, instead of my pursuing good.”

[60:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “in God we will accomplish strength.” The statement refers here to military success (see Num 24:18; 1 Sam 14:48; Pss 108:13; 118:15-16).

[60:12]  ⁵ sn Trample down. On this expression see Ps 44:5.

[74:4]  ⁶ tn This verb is often used of a lion’s roar, so the psalmist may be comparing the enemy to a raging, devouring lion.

[74:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “your meeting place.”

[74:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “they set up their banners [as] banners.” The Hebrew noun אוֹת (’ot, “sign”) here refers to the enemy army’s battle flags and banners (see Num 2:12).