Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
The verse is David's prayer for deliverance from the evil man. It may also be turned inward, taking the evil man to mean oneself. That inward reading is a doubtful explanation of the verse. Yet it usefully teaches constant watchfulness against inner evil propensities. It warns of the danger of being misled into sin by one's own weaknesses.
The verse is David's prayer for deliverance from the evil man. It may also be turned inward, taking the evil man to mean oneself. That inward reading is a doubtful explanation of the verse. Yet it usefully teaches constant watchfulness against inner evil propensities. It warns of the danger of being misled into sin by one's own weaknesses.