Psalms 106:42

106:42 Their enemies oppressed them;

they were subject to their authority. ¹ 

Psalms 107:12

107:12 So he used suffering to humble them; ² 

they stumbled and no one helped them up.

Psalms 81:14

81:14 Then I would quickly subdue their enemies,

and attack ³  their adversaries.”

[106:42]  ¹ tn Heb “they were subdued under their hand.”

[107:12]  ² tn Heb “and he subdued with suffering their heart.”

[81:14]  ³ tn Heb “turn my hand against.” The idiom “turn the hand against” has the nuance of “strike with the hand, attack” (see Isa 1:25; Ezek 38:12; Amos 1:8; Zech 13:7).