Psalms 37:12

Evil men plot against the godly ¹  and viciously attack them. ² 

1Sa 18:21; 1Sa 23:7-9; 2Sa 15:10-12; Es 3:6; Ps 35:16; Ps 37:32; Da 8:12,24; Mic 2:1; Mt 26:4,16

¹ tn Or “innocent.” The singular is used here in a representative sense; the typical evildoer and the typical godly individual are in view.

² tn Heb “and gnashes at him with his teeth” (see Ps 35:16). The language may picture the evil men as wild animals. The active participles in v. 12 are used for purposes of dramatic description.