Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionWherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.Gwith which Your enemies have mocked, O YHWH — with which they mock the very footsteps of Your Anointed One!
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G Messagewith which Your enemies have mocked You, O Yahweh — mocking every step Your Anointed One has taken!
BSB
Berean Standard Biblehow Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!
Footnotes
Iqqvot meshichecha (עִקְּבֹות מְשִׁיחֶךָ, "the footsteps of Your Anointed One") is striking: the enemies do not merely mock the king but his very heels (iqqev) — his every forward step, his movement through history. Iqqev is the same root as the name Ya'aqov (Jacob/James), the "heel-grasper." To mock someone's footsteps is to dog them with contempt, refusing to acknowledge their God-given destiny. The messianic weight of meshichecha makes this far more than a lament over one historical king — it is a cry over every mocking of the Anointed One through the ages. F.O.G. uses "the very footsteps" for its literal weight; F.O.G.M. uses "every step" for its relentless accumulation.
