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1.1 KiB
Rise up
David speaks of starting to do something as getting up. Alternate translation: "Take action" or "Do something" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
hit all my enemies ... break the teeth of the wicked
These phrases say very similar things. The phrases "my enemies" and "the wicked" refer to the same group of people. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
For you will hit all my enemies on the jaw
This was a way of insulting people. David speaks as if Yahweh would come and physically hit his enemies. Alternate translation: "For you will insult all my enemies like someone hitting them on the jaw" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
you will break the teeth of the wicked
Animals attack with their teeth. Breaking their teeth takes away their power to attack. David speaks as if Yahweh would come and physically fight against the wicked. Alternate translation: "you will make the wicked unable to harm me like someone breaking the teeth of a ferocious animal" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)