Psa 140:1 | NET2full | STEP | For the music director , a psalm of David . O Lord , rescue me from wicked men . Protect me from violent men ,

‏ Psalms 140:1

Psalm 140 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 140. The psalmist asks God to deliver him from his deadly enemies, calls judgment down upon them, and affirms his confidence in God’s justice.}

For the music director, a psalm of David.

1 O Lord, rescue me from wicked men. ^{▼▼tn Heb “from a wicked man.” The Hebrew uses the singular in a representative or collective sense (note the plural verbs in v. 2).}
Protect me from violent men, ^{▼▼tn Heb “a man of violent acts.” The Hebrew uses the singular in a representative or collective sense (note the plural verbs in v. 2).}

‏ Psalms 140:1

Psalm 140 ▼▼sn Psalm 140. The psalmist asks God to deliver him from his deadly enemies, calls judgment down upon them, and affirms his confidence in God’s justice.

For the music director, a psalm of David.

Psalm 140 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 140. The psalmist asks God to deliver him from his deadly enemies, calls judgment down upon them, and affirms his confidence in God’s justice.}