[18:39] 1 tn Heb “clothed me.” See v. 32.
[18:39] 2 tn Heb “you make those who rise against me kneel beneath me.”
[18:47] 3 tn Heb “the God.” See v. 32.
[18:47] 4 tn Heb “is the one who grants vengeance to me.” The plural form of the noun indicates degree here, suggesting complete vengeance or vindication.
[18:47] 5 tn Heb “he subdues nations beneath me.” On the meaning of the verb דָּבַר (davar, “subdue,” a homonym of דָּבַר, davar, “speak”), see HALOT 209-10 s.v. I דבר. See also Ps 47:3 and 2 Chr 22:10. 2 Sam 22:48 reads “and [is the one who] brings down nations beneath me.”
