Psalms 18:48

18:48 He delivers me from my enemies;

you snatch me away from those who attack me;

you rescue me from violent men.

Psalms 92:11

92:11 I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me;

I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me.


tn Heb “[the one who] delivers me.” 2 Sam 22:49 reads “and [the one who] brings me out.”

tn Heb “lifts me up.” In light of the preceding and following references to deliverance, the verb רום probably here refers to being rescued from danger (see Ps 9:13). However, it could mean “exalt, elevate” here, indicating that the Lord has given the psalmist victory over his enemies and forced them to acknowledge the psalmist’s superiority (cf. NIV, NRSV).

tn Heb “from those who rise against me.”

tn Heb “my eye gazes upon those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 27:11; 56:2. The form שׁוּרָי (shuray) should be emended to שׁוֹרְרָי (shorÿray).

tn Heb “those who rise up against me, evil [foes], my ears hear.”