Discovery BoxPsalms 11:2 
Context11:2 For look, the wicked 1 prepare 2 their bows, 3
they put their arrows on the strings,
to shoot in the darkness 4 at the morally upright. 5
Psalms 33:1
Context33:1 You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord!
It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.
1 tn In the psalms the “wicked” (רְשָׁעִים, rÿsha’im) are typically proud, practical atheists (Ps 10:2, 4, 11) who hate God’s commands, commit sinful deeds, speak lies and slander (Ps 50:16-20), and cheat others (Ps 37:21). They oppose God and threaten his people (Ps 3:8).
2 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form depicts the enemies’ hostile action as underway.
3 tn Heb “a bow.”
4 sn In the darkness. The enemies’ attack, the precise form of which is not indicated, is compared here to a night ambush by archers; the psalmist is defenseless against this deadly attack.
5 tn Heb “pure of heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of one’s moral character and motives. The “pure of heart” are God’s faithful followers who trust in and love the Lord and, as a result, experience his deliverance (see Pss 7:10; 32:11; 36:10; 64:10; 94:15; 97:11).
6 sn Psalm 33. In this hymn the psalmist praises the Lord as the sovereign creator and just ruler of the world who protects and vindicates those who fear him.
