Moses speaks a poetic song to the people of Israel. Moses continues to use parallelism to emphasize what he is saying. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## When I sharpen my glittering sword ##

This means God is preparing to judge and punish his enemies. AT: "When I sharpen my shining sword" or "When I am ready to judge my enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## when my hand begins to bring justice ##

AT: "when I begin to carry out justice" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])