KJV ORIGINAL
Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You make us retreat from our enemies, and those who hate us take our belongings for themselves.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is telling God that He has allowed their enemies to defeat them and take their possessions.
📚 Historical Context
This psalm was likely written during a time when Israel faced military defeat and national crisis, possibly during the Babylonian exile or another period of foreign oppression. The community is expressing their confusion and pain over suffering despite their faithfulness to God.
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