translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: . The author looks to the Lord for vindication, asks that the wicked be repaid in full for their evil deeds, and affirms his confidence that the Lord will protect his own.


text: I lift my hands . Lifting one’s hands toward God was a gesture of prayer.


text: He has heard my plea for mercy . The psalmist’s mood abruptly changes at this point, because the Lord responded positively to his petition and assured him that he would deliver him.