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Psalm 21:12-13
New English Translation
Psalm 21:12-13
New English Translation
12 For you make them retreat[a]
when you aim your arrows at them.[b]
13 Rise up, O Lord, in strength![c]
We will sing and praise[d] your power.
Footnotes
- Psalm 21:12 tn Heb “you make them a shoulder,” i.e., “you make them turn and run, showing the back of their neck and shoulders.”
- Psalm 21:12 tn Heb “with your bowstrings you fix against their faces,” i.e., “you fix your arrows on the bowstrings to shoot at them.”
- Psalm 21:13 tn Heb “in your strength,” but English idiom does not require the pronoun.sn The psalm concludes with a petition to the Lord, asking him to continue to intervene in strength for the king and nation.
- Psalm 21:13 tn Heb “sing praise.”
New English Translation (NET)
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