The Identity of the "Adversaries" in Ps 78:66

Introduction

Psalm 78:66 reads as follows in the MT:

וַיַּךְ־צָרָ֥יו אָח֑וֹר חֶרְפַּ֥ת ע֝וֹלָ֗ם נָ֣תַן לָֽמוֹ׃

"(forthcoming CBC)... And he struck his adversaries backwards; eternal shame he gave them"

The identity of his adversaries in the first line and them in the second are co-referential. It is not immediately clear, however, whether the adversaries are to be identified with the Israelites, Philistines, or the enemies of God's people in general.

References

78:66