47:3 He subdued nations beneath us 1
and countries 2 under our feet.
118:25 Please Lord, deliver!
Please Lord, grant us success! 3
1 tn On the meaning of the verb דָּבַר (davar, “subdue”), a homonym of דָּבַר (“speak”), see HALOT 209-10 s.v. I דבר. See also Ps 18:47 and 2 Chr 22:10. The preterite form of the verb suggests this is an historical reference and the next verse, which mentions the gift of the land, indicates that the conquest under Joshua is in view.
2 tn Or “peoples” (see Pss 2:1; 7:7; 9:8; 44:2).
3 sn A petition for deliverance and success seems odd in a psalm thanking God for deliverance, but it is not unique (see Ps 9:19-20). The people ask God to continue to intervene for them as he has for the psalmist.