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# He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet
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These two phrases are parallel and mean that God enabled Israel to conquer their enemies. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# subdues
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to conquer and place under the authority of another
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# under us ... under our feet
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The writer speaks of conquering other nations as if it were putting those nations underneath their feet. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])