# laugh at them

"laugh at them scornfully" or "mock them." God would laugh at them because they are worthless and powerless.

# you hold all the nations in derision

"you ridicule all the nations" or "you know that the people of the nations are fools"

# derision

ridicule

# my strength

God's being the psalmist's strength represents God protecting him. AT: "you are my strength" or "you are my protector" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# you are my high tower

A high tower is a place that people could go to for shelter from their enemies. The psalmist speaks of God protecting him as if God were a strong, safe shelter. AT: "you protect me like a high tower" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/strength]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/watchtower]]