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 68:12

68:12 Kings leading armies run away – they run away! ³ 

The lovely lady ⁴  of the house divides up the loot.

Psalms 109:11

109:11 May the creditor seize ⁵  all he owns!

May strangers loot his property! ⁶ 

[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).

[68:12]  ³ tn The verbal repetition draws attention to the statement.

[68:12]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew form appears to be the construct of נוּה (nuh, “pasture”) but the phrase “pasture of the house” makes no sense here. The translation assumes that the form is an alternative or corruption of נצוה (“beautiful woman”). A reference to a woman would be appropriate in light of v. 11b.

[109:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “lay snares for” (see Ps 38:12).

[109:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “the product of his labor.”