sho denotes destructive attackers from whom the speaker asks to be rescued.

The attested use denotes destructive attackers: in Psalm 35:17 the speaker asks for his soul to be brought back from them.

1. Destructive attackers · dominant

   In Psalm 35:17, the masculine plural construct form occurs in the plea to bring the speaker's soul back from those threatening it; the APB renders the clause "Bring my soul back from their ravagers."

   Psalm 35:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 35:17 the APB presents the term within the plea "Bring my soul back from their ravagers." This rendering confirms the verse's portrayal of threatening persons without fixing every nuance of the Hebrew form.