Psalms 149:7

149:7 in order to take ¹  revenge on the nations,

and punish foreigners.

Psalms 44:14

44:14 You made us ²  an object of ridicule ³  among the nations;

foreigners treat us with contempt. ⁴ 

Psalms 57:9

57:9 I will give you thanks before the nations, O Master!

I will sing praises to you before foreigners! ⁵ 

Psalms 108:3

108:3 I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord!

I will sing praises to you before foreigners! ⁶ 

[149:7]  ¹ tn Heb “to do.”

[44:14]  ² tn The prefixed verbal form is a preterite (without vav [ו] consecutive).

[44:14]  ³ tn Heb “a proverb,” or “[the subject of] a mocking song.”

[44:14]  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).

[57:9]  ³ tn Or “the peoples.”

[108:3]  ⁴ tn Or “the peoples.”