No enemy will be able to exact tribute ¹  from him; ²  a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. ³ 

biblegateway Psa 89:22

"The enemy will not deceive him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

The enemy will not afflict him; no wicked man will oppress him.

No enemy will take him by surprise. No wicked person will mistreat him.

biblegateway Psa 89:22

No enemy will subject him to tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.

The enemy shall not outwit him; the wicked shall not humble him.

bibleoremus Psa 89:22

The enemy shall not outwit him, the wicked shall not humble him.

No enemy will outwit him, no wicked person will oppress him;

biblegateway Psa 89:22

The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

biblegateway Psa 89:22

No enemy will be able to exact tribute ¹  from him; ²  a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “an enemy will not exact tribute.” The imperfect is understood in a modal sense, indicating capability or potential.

² tn The translation understands the Hiphil of נָשַׁא (nasha’) in the sense of “act as a creditor.” This may allude to the practice of a conqueror forcing his subjects to pay tribute in exchange for “protection.” Another option is to take the verb from a homonymic verbal root meaning “to deceive,” “to trick.” Still another option is to emend the form to יִשָּׂא (yisa’), a Qal imperfect from נָאַשׂ (na’as, “rise up”) and to translate “an enemy will not rise up against him” (see M. Dahood, Psalms [AB], 2:317).

³ tn Heb “and a son of violence will not oppress him.” The imperfect is understood in a modal sense, indicating capability or potential. The reference to a “son of violence” echoes the language of God’s promise to David in 2 Sam 7:10 (see also 1 Chr 17:9).