“בְּנֵי אִישׁ עַד מֶה כְבוֹדִי לִכְלִמָּה תֶּאֱהָבוּן רִיק תְּבַקְשׁוּ כָזָב סֶלָה”

“Sons of man, how long will my honor be disgraced? [How long] will you love futility? [How long] will you constantly seek lies?”

‘Sons of man’ is a literal translation, in biblical Hebrew though, when someone is referred as ‘Ish’, it usually means an honorable individual.

David addresses important and honorable people, not those who want to kill him physically nor reckless people, he addresses decent men who are trying to dishonor him with false claims and lies:
‘Why and for what purpose are you putting your efforts in humiliating me while spreading these lies?’ – Decent people who are trying to dishonor him.

I noticed two interesting issues:

– King David is not bothered by ”everyone’s word”, the emphasize is on honorable individuals.

– What bothers him is being dishonored by lies, rather than physical fright he’s sometimes in.