73:5 They are immune to the trouble common to men;
they do not suffer as other men do. 1
86:14 O God, arrogant men attack me; 2
a gang 3 of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life. 4
For the music director; a psalm of David.
140:1 O Lord, rescue me from wicked men! 6
Protect me from violent men, 7
1 tn Heb “in the trouble of man they are not, and with mankind they are not afflicted.”
2 tn Heb “rise up against me.”
3 tn Or “assembly.”
4 tn Heb “seek my life and do not set you before them.” See Ps 54:3.
5 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.
6 tn Heb “from a wicked man.” The Hebrew uses the singular in a representative or collective sense (note the plural verbs in v. 2).
7 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).