Psalms 21:12

21:12 For you make them retreat ¹ 

when you shoot your arrows at them. ² 

Psalms 83:16

83:16 Cover ³  their faces with shame,

so they might seek ⁴  you, ⁵  O Lord.

[21:12]  ¹ tn Heb “you make them a shoulder,” i.e., “you make them turn and run, showing the back of their neck and shoulders.”

[21:12]  ² tn Heb “with your bowstrings you fix against their faces,” i.e., “you fix your arrows on the bowstrings to shoot at them.”

[83:16]  ³ tn Heb “fill.”

[83:16]  ⁴ tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose or result (“then they will seek”).

[83:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “your name,” which stands here for God’s person.