Psalm 71:4

4 O mio Dio, liberami dalla man dell’empio dalla man del perverso e del violento!

Psalm 71:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 71:4

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked
Meaning Absalom his son, as Arama, who had risen up in rebellion against him; and he may not only intend him, but all those wicked men that had joined with him: it was David's mercy he had a covenant God to go to, and could claim his interest in him, who had power to deliver him, and from whom he might expect it;

out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man;
or "leavened" ^F19; a sour ill natured man; one leavened with malice and wickedness: perhaps Ahithophel is intended. It may be applied to any wicked, lawless, and tyrannical persecutor of God's people; and particularly to the lawless and wicked one, the man of sin, the son of perdition, antichrist, ( 2 Thessalonians 2:4 2 Thessalonians 2:8 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 (Umwx) "malitiae fermento prorsus corrupti", Michaelis, "secundum", Gejerum & Gussetium; so Ainsworth.

Psalm 71:4 In-Context

2 Per la tua giustizia, liberami, fammi scampare! Inchina a me il tuo orecchio, e salvami!

3 Siimi una ròcca, una dimora ove io possa sempre rifugiarmi! Tu hai prescritto ch’io sia salvato, perché sei la mia rupe e la mia fortezza.

4 O mio Dio, liberami dalla man dell’empio dalla man del perverso e del violento!

5 Poiché tu sei la mia speranza, o Signore, o Eterno, la mia fiducia fin dalla mia fanciullezza.

6 Tu sei stato il mio sostegno fin dal seno materno, sei tu che m’hai tratto dalle viscere di mia madre; tu sei del continuo l’oggetto della mia lode.