Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy describes God's people being made to retreat before their foes, while those who hate them spoil and plunder them for themselves. It is part of a psalm of lament. That lament portrays Israel in a backslidden and persecuted condition, driven back by enemies who despoil them. The same psalm also offers encouragement to the downcast. Its lament stands in contrast with the joy and encouragement found in Psalms 42-45. Its lament is taken up into a message of hope in Romans 8.
Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy describes God's people being made to retreat before their foes, while those who hate them spoil and plunder them for themselves. It is part of a psalm of lament. That lament portrays Israel in a backslidden and persecuted condition, driven back by enemies who despoil them. The same psalm also offers encouragement to the downcast. Its lament stands in contrast with the joy and encouragement found in Psalms 42-45. Its lament is taken up into a message of hope in Romans 8.