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
140:5 Proud men hide a snare for me;
evil men 3 spread a net by the path;
they set traps for me. (Selah)
[140:4] 1 tn Heb “hands.”
[140:4] 2 tn Heb “to push down my steps.”
[140:5] 3 tn Heb “and ropes,” but many prefer to revocalize the noun as a participle (חֹבְלִים, khovÿlim) from the verb חָבַל (khaval, “act corruptly”).
