22:40 You give me strength for battle; 2
you make my foes kneel before me. 3
22:41 You make my enemies retreat; 4
I destroy those who hate me.
1 tn Heb “and I will establish the throne of his kingdom permanently.”
2 tn Heb “you clothed me with strength for battle.”
3 tn Heb “you make those who rise against me kneel beneath me.”
4 tn Heb “and [as for] my enemies, you give to me [the] back [or “neck” ].” The idiom “give [the] back” means “to cause [one] to turn the back and run away.” See Exod 23:27 and HALOT 888 s.v. II ערף.