[18:40] 1 tn Heb “and [as for] my enemies, you give to me [the] back [or “neck”].” The idiom “give [the] back” means “to cause [one] to turn the back and run away.” Cf. Exod 23:27.
[18:40] 2 sn Those who hate me. See v. 17, where it is the
[18:49] 3 sn I will give you thanks before the nations. This probably alludes to the fact that the psalmist will praise the
[18:49] 4 tn Heb “to your name.” God’s “name” refers metonymically to his divine characteristics as suggested by his name, in this case “