Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man - That is, evidently from some particular man who was endeavoring to injure him; some persona…

Evil man— The singular of the object in this verse must not lead us to think the psalm is an expression of personal feeling agains…

He is wicked at heart, and violent in his temper. Whenever we meet with such an adversary, we have good reason to cry to God: "Deliver me: preserve…

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man
Either Saul; so Theodoret; or rather Doeg, according to R. Obadiah: but Jarchi…

The more danger appears, the more earnest we should be in prayer to God. All are safe whom the Lord protects. If he is for us, who can be against u…