2Sa 22:40-41 | NET2full | STEP | You give me strength for battle ; you make my foes kneel before me.

‏ 2 Samuel 22:40-41

40 You give me strength for battle; ^{▼▼tn Heb “you clothed me with strength for battle.”}
you make my foes kneel before me. ^{▼▼tn Heb “you make those who rise against me kneel beneath me.”}
41 You make my enemies retreat; ^{▼▼tn Heb “and [as for] my enemies, you give to me [the] back [or “neck” ].” The idiom “give [the] back” means “to cause [one] to turn the back and run away.” See Exod 23:27 and HALOT 888 s.v. II ערף.}
I destroy those who hate me.