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.
44:8 In God I boast all day long,
and we will continually give thanks to your name. (Selah)
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).
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).