Psalms 44:5

44:5 By your power ¹  we will drive back ²  our enemies;

by your strength ³  we will trample down ⁴  our foes! ⁵ 

Psalms 60:12

60:12 By God’s power we will conquer; ⁶ 

he will trample down ⁷  our enemies.

Psalms 78:16

78:16 He caused streams to flow from the rock,

and made the water flow like rivers.

Psalms 80:14

80:14 O God, invincible warrior, ⁸  come back!

Look down from heaven and take notice!

Take care of this vine,

Psalms 80:16

80:16 It is burned ⁹  and cut down.

They die because you are displeased with them. ¹⁰ 

Psalms 104:8

104:8 as the mountains rose up,

and the valleys went down –

to the place you appointed for them. ¹¹ 

Psalms 108:13

108:13 By God’s power we will conquer; ¹² 

he will trample down ¹³  our enemies.

Psalms 135:10

135:10 He defeated many nations,

and killed mighty kings –

[44:5]  ¹ tn Heb “by you.”

[44:5]  ² tn Heb “gore” (like an ox). If this portion of the psalm contains the song of confidence/petition the Israelites recited prior to battle, then the imperfects here and in the next line may express their expectation of victory. Another option is that the imperfects function in an emphatic generalizing manner. In this case one might translate, “you [always] drive back…you [always] trample down.”

[44:5]  ³ tn Heb “in your name.” The Lord’s “name” refers here to his revealed character or personal presence. Specifically in this context his ability to deliver, protect, and energize for battle is in view (see Ps 54:1).

[44:5]  ⁴ sn The image of the powerful wild ox continues; see the note on the phrase “drive back” in the preceding line.

[44:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “those who rise up [against] us.”

[60:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “in God we will accomplish strength.” The statement refers here to military success (see Num 24:18; 1 Sam 14:48; Pss 108:13; 118:15-16).

[60:12]  ⁷ sn Trample down. On this expression see Ps 44:5.

[80:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “O God, hosts.” One expects the construct form אֱלֹהֵי before צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot, “hosts”; see Ps 89:9), but יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (yehvah ’elohim) precedes צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot) in Pss 59:5 and 84:8 as well. See also vv. 4, 7 for a similar construction.

[80:16]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “burned with fire.”

[80:16]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “because of the rebuke of your face they perish.”

[104:8]  ²¹ tn Heb “from your shout they fled, from the sound of your thunder they hurried off.”

[108:13]  ²⁶ tn Heb “in God we will accomplish strength.” The statement refers here to military success (see Num 24:18; 1 Sam 14:48; Pss 60:12; 118:16-16).

[108:13]  ²⁷ sn On the expression trample down our enemies see Ps 44:5.