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Psalms 44:10

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 44:11.

תְּשִׁיבֵ֣נוּteshivenvagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אָ֭חוֹרachorafterאָחוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “after”, the ordinary formH268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the Westafter(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.מִנִּיminifromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.צָ֑רtsarnarrowצַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “narrow”, the ordinary formH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֵ֗ינוּumesaneynvand hateשָׂנֵאconjunction, verb, piel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “and hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.שָׁ֣סוּshasvdestroyerשָׁסָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “destroyer”, a completed actionH8154to plunderdestroyer, rob, spoil(-er).לָֽמוֹlamvotoלָֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(44-11) Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; and they that hate us spoil at their will.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; And they that hate us take spoil for themselves.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou causest us to turn backward from an adversary, And those hating us, Have spoiled for themselves.

World English Bible

You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.

Darby Translation

Thou hast made us to turn back from the adversary, and they that hate us spoil for themselves;

Douay-Rheims

The daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(44-11) Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; and they that hate us spoil at their will.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast turned us back before our enemies; and they that hated us spoiled for themselves.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπέστρεψας ἡμᾶς εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω παρὰ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ἡμῶν, καὶ οἱ μισοῦντες ἡμᾶς διήρπαζον ἑαυτοῖς.