## the back of my enemies' necks ##

AT: "the victory over my enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## I annihilated those who hated me ##

"I defeated those who hated me" or "I destroyed completely those who hated me"

## but he did not answer them ##

AT: "but he did not help them" ([[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## I beat them into fine pieces like dust before the wind ##

David's enemies are compared to dust to show how defeated they are. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## I threw them out like mud in the streets ##

David's enemies are compared to mud in the streets to show how defeated they are. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])