a lion, mightiest ¹  of the beasts, who does not retreat from anything;

You made us retreat ¹  from the enemy. Those who hate us take whatever they want from us. ² 

My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; ¹  I know that God is on my side. ² 

Then the king of the north ¹  will advance against the empire of the king of the south, but will withdraw to his own land.

Next in command ¹  was Eleazar son of Dodo, ²  the son of Ahohi. He was one of the three warriors who were with David when they defied the Philistines who were assembled there for battle. When the men of Israel retreated, ³ 

Then the Benjaminites said, “They are defeated just as before.” But the Israelites said, “Let’s retreat ¹  and lure them ²  away from the city into the main roads.”

Then the Benjaminites saw they were defeated. The Israelites retreated before ¹  Benjamin, because they had confidence in the men they had hid in ambush outside Gibeah.

When it rises up, the mighty are terrified, at its thrashing about they withdraw. ¹ 

When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated ¹  before you.

Your shout made the waters retreat; at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off –

They will attack ¹  us until we have lured them from the city, for they will say, ‘They are retreating from us like before.’ We will retreat from them.

If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan! O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated ¹  before its enemies?

Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated by them and they retreated along the way to the desert.

When all the men of Israel saw this man, they retreated ¹  from his presence and were very afraid.

The Philistines ¹  abandoned their idols ²  there, and David and his men picked them up.

So Joab and his men ¹  marched out to do battle with the Arameans, and they fled before him.

You make my enemies retreat; ¹  I destroy those who hate me.

So Joab and his men ¹  marched toward the Arameans to do battle, and they fled before him.

You make my enemies retreat; ¹  I destroy those who hate me. ² 

For you make them retreat ¹  when you shoot your arrows at them. ²