81:14 Then I would quickly subdue their enemies,
and attack 1 their adversaries.”
89:42 You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, 2
and all his enemies to rejoice.
1 tn Heb “turn my hand against.” The idiom “turn the hand against” has the nuance of “strike with the hand, attack” (see Isa 1:25; Ezek 38:12; Amos 1:8; Zech 13:7).
2 tn Heb “you have lifted up the right hand of his adversaries.” The idiom “the right hand is lifted up” refers to victorious military deeds (see Pss 89:13; 118:16).