Text -- Psalms 140:1 (NET)

Psalm 140

140:1 For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 140:1

¹ 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.

² tn Heb “from a wicked man.” The Hebrew uses the singular in a representative or collective sense (note the plural verbs in v. 2).

³ 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).