Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet. New Living Translation O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked. Protect me from those who are violent, for they are plotting against me. English Standard Version Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet. Berean Standard Bible Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble. 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. New King James Version Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men, Who have purposed to make my steps stumble. New American Standard Bible Keep me, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Protect me from violent men Who intend to trip up my feet. NASB 1995 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men Who have purposed to trip up my feet. NASB 1977 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men, Who have purposed to trip up my feet. Legacy Standard Bible Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked; Guard me from violent men Who give thought to trip up my steps. Amplified Bible Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Protect me from violent men Who intend to trip up my steps. Christian Standard Bible Protect me, LORD, from the power of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble. 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. American Standard Version Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps. 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. Contemporary English Version Protect me, LORD, from cruel and brutal enemies, who want to destroy me. Douay-Rheims Bible Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the wicked: and from unjust men deliver me. Who have proposed to supplant my steps. English Revised Version Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside 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. Good News Translation Protect me, LORD, from the power of the wicked; keep me safe from violent people who plot my downfall. International Standard Version Protect me, LORD, from the control of evil people, from violent men who have planned to trip me. JPS Tanakh 1917 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man; Who have purposed to make my steps slip. Literal Standard Version Preserve me, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, | Keep me from one of violence, | Who have devised to overthrow my steps. Majority Standard Bible Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble. New American Bible Keep me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked; preserve me from the violent, who plot to trip me up. NET Bible O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over. New Revised Standard Version Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent who have planned my downfall. New Heart English Bible LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet. Webster's Bible Translation Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. World English Bible Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet. Young's Literal Translation Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rescue Me, O LORD, From Evil Men…3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah 4Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble. 5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah… Cross References 2 Samuel 22:49 who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. Job 30:12 The rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me. Psalm 36:11 Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away. Psalm 54:3 For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life--men with no regard for God. Selah Psalm 71:4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless. Psalm 118:13 I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me. Psalm 140:1 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, Treasury of Scripture Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. keep me Psalm 17:8,9 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, … Psalm 36:11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. Psalm 37:32,33-40 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him… preserve Psalm 140:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; overthrow Psalm 17:5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. Proverbs 18:5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. Jump to Previous Designing Determined Devise Devised Feet Goings Guard Hands Keepest Overthrow Plan Planned Preserve Protect Purposed Safe Sinners Slip Steps Thrust Trip Violence Violent WickedJump to Next Designing Determined Devise Devised Feet Goings Guard Hands Keepest Overthrow Plan Planned Preserve Protect Purposed Safe Sinners Slip Steps Thrust Trip Violence Violent WickedPsalm 140 1. David prays to be delivered from Saul and Doeg8. He prays against them 12. He comforts himself by confidence in God (4) Overthrow my goings.--Literally, thrust aside my steps. The verse is a repetition, with variation, of Psalm 140:1.Verse 4. - Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man. A repetition of ver. 1 in a modified form. The fact of iteration indicates the extremity of the psalmist's need. Who have purposed to overthrow my goings; i.e. to bring me to destruction (comp. Psalm 17:5). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Guard me,שָׁמְרֵ֤נִי (šā·mə·rê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to O LORD, יְהוָ֨ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel from the hands מִ֘ידֵ֤י (mî·ḏê) Preposition-m | Noun - fdc Strong's 3027: A hand of the wicked. רָשָׁ֗ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person Keep me safe תִּנְצְרֵ֑נִי (tin·ṣə·rê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep from men מֵאִ֣ישׁ (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 who אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that scheme חָ֝שְׁב֗וּ (ḥā·šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2803: To think, account to make me stumble. לִדְח֥וֹת (liḏ·ḥō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1760: To push, thrust Links Psalm 140:4 NIVPsalm 140:4 NLT Psalm 140:4 ESV Psalm 140:4 NASB Psalm 140:4 KJV Psalm 140:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 140:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 140:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 140:4 French Bible Psalm 140:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 140:4 Yahweh keep me from the hands (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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