Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent, New Living Translation O LORD, rescue me from evil people. Protect me from those who are violent, English Standard Version Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, Berean Standard Bible For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, King James Bible To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; New King James Version To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men, New American Standard Bible For the music director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evil people; Protect me from violent men NASB 1995 For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men NASB 1977 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men, Legacy Standard Bible For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men; Guard me from violent men Amplified Bible To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Protect me from violent men. Christian Standard Bible For the choir director. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men Holman Christian Standard Bible For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men American Standard Version For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man: Aramaic Bible in Plain English Save me, LORD JEHOVAH, from the evil man, and keep me from evil men. Brenton Septuagint Translation For the end, a Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man. Contemporary English Version Rescue me from cruel and violent enemies, LORD! Douay-Rheims Bible Unto the end, a psalm for David. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man. English Revised Version For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man: GOD'S WORD® Translation [For the choir leader; a psalm by David.] Rescue me from evil people, O LORD. Keep me safe from violent people. Good News Translation Save me, LORD, from evildoers; keep me safe from violent people. International Standard Version Deliver me, LORD, from evil people, preserve me from violent men, JPS Tanakh 1917 For the Leader. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man; Literal Standard Version TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, | Keep me from one of violence. Majority Standard Bible For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, New American Bible For the leader. A psalm of David. [2] Deliver me, LORD, from the wicked; preserve me from the violent, NET Bible For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men, New Revised Standard Version Deliver me, O LORD, from evildoers; protect me from those who are violent, New Heart English Bible [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] Deliver me, LORD, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man; Webster's Bible Translation To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; World English Bible For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, Yahweh, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men: Young's Literal Translation To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rescue Me, O LORD, From Evil Men1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, 2who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.… Cross References 2 Samuel 22:49 who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. Psalm 17:13 Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword, Psalm 18:48 who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. Psalm 54:3 For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life--men with no regard for God. Selah Psalm 59:2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed. Psalm 64:1 Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. Psalm 71:4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless. Treasury of Scripture Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; a. Psalm 43:1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. Psalm 59:1-3 To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me… Psalm 71:4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. violent man. Psalm 140:4,11 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings… Psalm 18:48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. Habakkuk 1:2,3 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! … Jump to Previous Chief Choirmaster David Deliver Director Evil Free Keepest Leader Music Musician Music-Maker Overseer Power Preserve Protect Psalm Rescue Safe Violence ViolentJump to Next Chief Choirmaster David Deliver Director Evil Free Keepest Leader Music Musician Music-Maker Overseer Power Preserve Protect Psalm Rescue Safe Violence ViolentPsalm 140 1. David prays to be delivered from Saul and Doeg8. He prays against them 12. He comforts himself by confidence in God (1) Evil man.--The singular of the object in this verse must not lead us to think the psalm is an expression of personal feeling against one enemy, for it is immediately changed to the plural. Violent man.--See Margin. Verse 1. - Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man. The prayer is not directed against an individual, but against David's enemies generally. They are "evil" or "wicked" men, and especially "men of violence" (see the next clause, and comp. ver. 4). Preserve me from the violent man; literally, from the man of violences (comp. 2 Samuel 22:49; Psalm 18:48).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For the choirmaster.לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ (lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5329: To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent A Psalm מִזְמ֥וֹר (miz·mō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4210: Instrumental music, a poem set to notes of David. לְדָוִֽד׃ (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse Rescue me, חַלְּצֵ֣נִי (ḥal·lə·ṣê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 2502: To pull off, to strip, to depart, to deliver, equip, present, strengthen O LORD, יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel from evil רָ֑ע (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil men. מֵאָדָ֣ם (mê·’ā·ḏām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being Protect me תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃ (tin·ṣə·rê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep from men מֵאִ֖ישׁ (mê·’îš) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of violence, חֲמָסִ֣ים (ḥă·mā·sîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain Links Psalm 140:1 NIVPsalm 140:1 NLT Psalm 140:1 ESV Psalm 140:1 NASB Psalm 140:1 KJV Psalm 140:1 BibleApps.com Psalm 140:1 Biblia Paralela Psalm 140:1 Chinese Bible Psalm 140:1 French Bible Psalm 140:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 140:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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