Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

And thou hast made my enemies turn their back upon me, and hast destroyed them that hated me.

And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, and those that hated me I destroyed.

As to mine enemies, Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me, I cut them off.

By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies - Their necks to tread upon, as the result of victory; or their necks to be subject to me, as the neck of the ox is to his owner. The phrase is sometimes used in this latter sense to denote subjection (compare Jeremiah 27:12); but it is more commonly, when applied to war, used in the former sense, as denoting complete triumph or conquest. It was not uncommon to trample on the necks of those who were overcome in battle. See Joshua 10:24; Ezekiel 21:2; Genesis 49:8. The word used here - ערף ‛ôreph - means properly neck, nape, the back of the neck; and hence, to give the neck means sometimes to turn the back, as in flight; and the phrase would admit of that meaning here. So Gesenius (Lexicon) understands it. So also DeWette: "Thou turnest my enemies to flight." It seems to me, however, that the more probable interpretation is that of complete subjection - as when the conqueror places his foot on the necks of his foes. This is confirmed by the next member of the sentence, where the psalmist speaks of the complete destruction of those who hated him.
That I might destroy them that hate me - That have pursued and persecuted me in this manner. The idea is that of utterly overcoming them; of putting an end to their power, and to their ability to injure him.

The necks of mine enemies - Thou hast made me a complete conqueror. Treading on the neck of an enemy was the triumph of the conqueror, and the utmost disgrace of the vanquished.

Thou hast also (e) given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
(e) You have given them to my hands to be slain.

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies,.... Either to slay them, or to trample or put a yoke upon them; or rather the sense is, thou hast made them to fly before me, to turn their necks or backs unto me, as the word is used in Joshua 7:8; and it is expressive of an utter rout and vanquishing of them;
that I might destroy them that hate me; they not being able to face him and stand against him.

given me the necks--literally, "backs of the necks"; made them retreat (Exodus 23:27; Joshua 7:8).