Psalm 140:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Keepשָׁמְרֵ֤נִי
(sha·me·re·ni)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
me, O LORD,יְהוָ֨ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
from the handsמִ֘ידֵ֤י
(mi·dei)
3027: handa prim. root
of the wicked;רָשָׁ֗ע
(ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
Preserveתִּנְצְרֵ֑נִי
(tin·tze·re·ni;)
5341: to watch, guard, keepa prim. root
me from violentחֲמָסִ֣ים
(cha·ma·sim)
2555: violence, wrongfrom chamas
menמֵאִ֣ישׁ
(me·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
Whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
have purposedחָ֝שְׁב֗וּ
(cha·she·vu)
2803: to think, accounta prim. root
to tripלִדְחֹ֥ות
(lid·cho·vt)
1760: to push, thrusta prim. root
up my feet.פְּעָמָֽי׃
(pe·'a·mai.)
6471: a beat, foot, anvil, occurrencefrom paam


















KJV Lexicon
Keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
me O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
from the hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
preserve
natsar  (naw-tsar')
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
me from the violent
chamac  (khaw-mawce')
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain -- cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
who have purposed
chashab  (khaw-shab')
to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
to overthrow
dachah  (daw-khaw')
to push down -- chase, drive away (on), overthrow, outcast, sore, thrust, totter.
my goings
pa`am  (pah'-am)
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow) -- anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-)fold, now, (this) + once, order, rank, step, + thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men Who have purposed to trip up my feet.

King James Bible
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Protect me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.

International Standard Version
Protect me, LORD, from the control of evil people, from violent men who have planned to trip me.

NET Bible
O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Keep me, Lord Jehovah, from the hand of the evil, and keep me from men who are extortionists, who have schemed to overthrow my steps.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Protect me from the hands of wicked people, O LORD. Keep me safe from violent people. They try to trip me.

King James 2000 Bible
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my paths.
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