Psalms 9:3

9:3 When my enemies turn back,

they trip and are defeated ¹  before you.

Psalms 44:10

44:10 You made us retreat ²  from the enemy.

Those who hate us take whatever they want from us. ³ 

Psalms 78:66

78:66 He drove his enemies back;

he made them a permanent target for insults. ⁴ 

Psalms 114:5

114:5 Why do you flee, O sea?

Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?

[9:3]  ¹ tn Or “perish”; or “die.” The imperfect verbal forms in this line either emphasize what typically happens or describe vividly the aftermath of a recent battle in which the Lord defeated the psalmist’s enemies.

[44:10]  ² tn Heb “you caused us to turn backward.”

[44:10]  ³ 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).

[78:66]  ³ tn Heb “a permanent reproach he made them.”