Psalms 44:6-7

44:6 For I do not trust in my bow,

and I do not prevail by my sword.

44:7 For you deliver ¹  us from our enemies;

you humiliate ²  those who hate us.

[44:7]  ¹ tn Or “have delivered,” if past successes are in view. Another option is to take the perfect as rhetorical, emphasizing that victory is certain (note the use of the imperfect in vv. 5-6).

[44:7]  ² tn Or “have humiliated,” if past successes are in view. Another option is to take the perfect as rhetorical, emphasizing that victory is certain (note the use of the imperfect in vv. 5-6).