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Psalm 140[a]

For the music director, a psalm of David.

140 O Lord, rescue me from wicked men.[b]
Protect me from violent men,[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:1 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. Psalm 140:1 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. Psalm 140:1 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).

Psalm 140[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Rescue me,(A) Lord, from evildoers;
    protect me from the violent,(B)

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  1. Psalm 140:1 In Hebrew texts 140:1-13 is numbered 140:2-14.