1David prayeth God to deliver him from the mischief of his enemies, 8to frustrate their devices, and turn their evil upon themselves: 12his confidence in God's vindication of the poor man's cause.
0aTo the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
a Ps. 4, title.
1DELIVERb me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the 1violent man;
1Heb. man of violences. Hab. 1.2,3.
b Ps. 43.1; 59.1-3; 71.4; 64.1,2. v.4. 2Th. 3.2.
2cWhich imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they dgathered together for war.
c Ps. 38.12; 21.11; 2.1,2; 120.7. Pr. 12.20; 6.18. d Ps. 56.6.
3They ehave sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
e Ps. 52.2,3; 55.3; 57.4; 64.3; 58.4. Is. 59.3-8. Ro. 3.13. Jude 15.
4fKeep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
f Ps. 16.1; 17.8,9; 35.1; 55.1-3,18; 56.5,6; 59.1,2; 64.4,5. Mat. 22.15-22.
5The gproud have hid a snare for me, and hcords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
g Ps. 119.21,85,110; 35.7; 57.6; 141.9; 142.3. Je. 18.22. 1Sa. 19.11-24. Pr. 29.5. h Job 18.10.
6I isaid unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
i Ps. 16.2; 31.14; 91.2; 142.5-7; 22.1; 130.1,2. La. 3.24,56.
7O GOD the Lord, jthe strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
j Ps. 18.32,35,50; 28.8. Ge. 15.1; 49.24. De. 33.27,29. Is. 12.2.
8kGrant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: 2further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
2Or, let them not be exalted. De. 32.27.
k Job 5.12,13. Ps. 33.10; 112.10; 27.12.
9As for lthe head of those that *compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
*compass-surround.
l Ps. 7.16; 64.8; 94.23. Pr. 12.13; 18.7.
10Let mburning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into ndeep pits, that they rise not up again.
m Ps. 11.6; 18.12; 120.4; 21.9; 59.13. Ge. 19.24. n Ps. 55.23. Pr. 28.10,17. Re. 21.8.
11Let not 3an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
3Heb. a man of tongue. v.9. Ps. 64.7,8. Or, an evil speaker, a wicked man of violence, be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his overthrow. Is. 3.11. Ps. 9.16; 34.21; 7.14-16; 52.4,5.
12I know othat the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
o Ps. 109.31; 22.24; 102.17; 72.4,12-14; 9.4. 1Ki. 8.45,48.
13Surely the prighteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall qdwell in thy presence.
p Ps. 32.11; 33.1. q Ps. 23.6; 16.11; 73.24. 1Th. 4.17.