Psalms 140:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

David prayeth to be delivered from Saul and Doeg: he prayeth against them: he comforteth himself by confidence in God.

To the chief musician. A Psalm of David.

Title. לדוד מזמור למנצח lamnatseach mizmor ledavid. There is no doubt but David wrote this psalm; and it is pretty generally agreed, that it was written under the persecution of Saul, and occasioned by the malicious and treacherous dealings of Doeg and the Ziphites.

Psalms 140:1

1 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violenta man;