“Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.”
The plea for deliverance from the wicked and cruel oppressor articulates specific fear of evildoers. The characterization of the oppressor as wicked and cruel establishes their fundamental depravity. This verse focuses the petition on specific enemies threatening the psalmist.
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