Mazmur 140:4

140:4 O Lord, shelter me from the power ¹  of the wicked!

Protect me from violent men,

who plan to knock me over. ² 

Mazmur 140:11

140:11 A slanderer ³  will not endure on ⁴  the earth;

calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down. ⁵ 

Mazmur 18:48

18:48 He delivers me ⁶  from my enemies;

you snatch me away ⁷  from those who attack me; ⁸ 

you rescue me from violent men.

[140:4]  ¹ tn Heb “hands.”

[140:4]  ² tn Heb “to push down my steps.”

[140:11]  ³ tn Heb “a man of a tongue.”

[140:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “be established in.”

[140:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “for blows.” The Hebrew noun מַדְחֵפֹה (madkhefoh, “blow”) occurs only here in the OT.

[18:48]  ⁶ tn Heb “[the one who] delivers me.” 2 Sam 22:49 reads “and [the one who] brings me out.”

[18:48]  ⁷ 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).

[18:48]  ⁸ tn Heb “from those who rise against me.”