David Guzik commentary on Psalm 140, which contains the prayer of a slandered should, which finds confidence in God's victory.

(This is) for the music leader. (It is) a psalm of David. v1 Save me, *LORD, from *evil people. Do not let the men that attack people hurt me.

It describes putting one's trust in God while threatened with evil. The New King James Version entitles it a "Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men".

Psalm 140 · I. David complains of the malice of his enemies, and prays to God to preserve him from them (v. 1-5). · II. He encourages himself in God as his God ...

Commentary on Psalm 140:1-7 (Read Psalm 140:1-7) The more danger appears, the more earnest we should be in prayer to God. All are safe whom the Lord protects.

The evil that we do to others always comes back on ourselves. God gets the final say when it comes to justice.

13 мар. 2006 г. · Psalm 140 is a lamenting plea for preservation from the plotting of evil, violent men and a call for divine retribution.

140:1-7 The more danger appears, the more earnest we should be in prayer to God. All are safe whom the Lord protects. If he be for us, who can be against us? We ...

This psalm, A ben Ezra says, was composed by David before he was king; and Kimchi says, it is concerning Doeg and the Ziphites, who calumniated him to Saul.