me.dach.phah denotes a thrusting action in the verse's setting of judgment for afflicted and needy people.

The single attested plural noun occurs in a verse concerning the LORD's judgment for afflicted people and justice for needy people; the immediate clause does not isolate its precise contribution beyond a thrusting action.

1. Thrusting action in a justice setting · dominant

   In Psalm 140:12, the plural absolute noun appears in a verse that the APB renders, "I knew, I knew that the LORD will execute judgment for the afflicted and justice for the needy." The verse's translation confirms a setting of judgment and justice, but it does not word-align the noun closely enough to specify its particular English rendering.

   Psalm 140:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 140:12, the APB presents the verse through the LORD's judgment for the afflicted and justice for the needy. It does not make the noun's individual English rendering clear.