King James Version
Psalms 44:10 in the King James Version says “Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 44 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.”
Psalms 44:10 · KJV
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. like: Heb. as sheep of meat
Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price. for: Heb. without riches
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Thou makest us to turn”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“back”
H268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the west
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