Deuteronomy 33:11

33:11 Bless, O Lord, his goods,

and be pleased with his efforts;

undercut the legs ¹  of any who attack him,

and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand.

Deuteronomy 32:4

32:4 As for the Rock, ²  his work is perfect,

for all his ways are just.

He is a reliable God who is never unjust,

he is fair ³  and upright.

[33:11]  ¹ tn Heb “smash the sinews [or “loins,” so many English versions].” This part of the body was considered to be center of one’s strength (cf. Job 40:16; Ps 69:24; Prov 31:17; Nah 2:2, 11). See J. H. Tigay, Deuteronomy (JPSTC), 325.

[32:4]  ² tc The LXX reads Θεός (qeos, “God”) for the MT’s “Rock.”

[32:4]  ³ tn Or “just” (KJV, NAB, NRSV, NLT) or “righteous” (NASB).