Psa 8:2 | NET2full | STEP | From the mouths of children and nursing babies you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries , so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy .

‏ Psalms 8:2

2 From the mouths of children and nursing babies
you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries, ^{▼▼tn Heb “you establish strength because of your foes.” The meaning of the statement is unclear. The NIV11 translates “you have established a stronghold against your enemies.” The present translation follows the reading of the LXX which has “praise” (αἶνος, ainos) in place of “strength” (עֹז, ʿoz); cf. NIV84, NCV, NLT.}
so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy. ^{▼▼tn Heb “to cause to cease an enemy and an avenger.” The singular forms are collective. The Hitpael participle of נָקַם (naqam) also occurs in Ps 44:16.}