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Psalm 10:18
New English Translation
Psalm 10:18
New English Translation
18 You defend[a] the fatherless and oppressed,[b]
so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:18 tn Heb “to judge (on behalf of),” or “by judging (on behalf of).”
- Psalm 10:18 tn Heb “crushed.” See v. 10.
- Psalm 10:18 tn Heb “he will not add again [i.e., “he will no longer”] to terrify, man from the earth.” The Hebrew term אֱנוֹשׁ (ʾenosh, “man”) refers here to the wicked nations (v. 16). By describing them as “from the earth,” the psalmist emphasizes their weakness before the sovereign, eternal king.
New English Translation (NET)
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