149:7 in order to take 1 revenge on the nations,
and punish foreigners.
44:14 You made us 2 an object of ridicule 3 among the nations;
foreigners treat us with contempt. 4
57:9 I will give you thanks before the nations, O Master!
I will sing praises to you before foreigners! 5
108:3 I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord!
I will sing praises to you before foreigners! 6
1 tn Heb “to do.”
2 tn The prefixed verbal form is a preterite (without vav [ו] consecutive).
3 tn Heb “a proverb,” or “[the subject of] a mocking song.”
4 tn Heb “a shaking of the head among the peoples.” Shaking the head was a derisive gesture (see Jer 18:16; Lam 2:15).
3 tn Or “the peoples.”
4 tn Or “the peoples.”