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958 B
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27 lines
958 B
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# laugh at them
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"laugh at them scornfully" or "mock them." God would laugh at them because they are worthless and powerless.
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# you hold all the nations in derision
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"you ridicule all the nations" or "you know that the people of the nations are fools"
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# derision
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ridicule
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# my strength
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God's being the psalmist's strength represents God protecting him. AT: "you are my strength" or "you are my protector" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# you are my high tower
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A high tower is a place that people could go to for shelter from their enemies. The psalmist speaks of God protecting him as if God were a strong, safe shelter. AT: "you protect me like a high tower" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/strength]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/watchtower]] |