Psalms 44:10

44:10 You made us retreat ¹  from the enemy.

Those who hate us take whatever they want from us. ² 

Psalms 45:12

45:12 Rich people from Tyre ³ 

will seek your favor by bringing a gift. ⁴ 

Psalms 107:2

107:2 Let those delivered by the Lord speak out, ⁵ 

those whom he delivered ⁶  from the power ⁷  of the enemy,

[44:10]  ¹ tn Heb “you caused us to turn backward.”

[44:10]  ² tn Heb “plunder for themselves.” The prepositional phrase לָמוֹ (lamo, “for themselves”) here has the nuance “at their will” or “as they please” (see Ps 80:6).

[45:12]  ³ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[45:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “and a daughter of Tyre with a gift, your face they will appease, the rich of people.” The phrase “daughter of Tyre” occurs only here in the OT. It could be understood as addressed to the bride, indicating she was a Phoenician (cf. NEB). However, often in the OT the word “daughter,” when collocated with the name of a city or country, is used to personify the referent (see, for example, “Daughter Zion” in Ps 9:14, and “Daughter Babylon” in Ps 137:8). If that is the case here, then “Daughter Tyre” identifies the city-state of Tyre as the place from which the rich people come (cf. NRSV). The idiom “appease the face” refers to seeking one’s favor (see Exod 32:11; 1 Sam 13:12; 1 Kgs 13:6; 2 Kgs 13:4; 2 Chr 33:12; Job 11:19; Ps 119:58; Prov 19:6; Jer 26:19; Dan 9:13; Zech 7:2; 8:21-22; Mal 1:9).

[107:2]  ⁵ tn Or “let the redeemed of the Lord say [so].”

[107:2]  ⁶ tn Or “redeemed.”

[107:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “hand.”