Psalm 140:4
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Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
In other translations
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
Hebrew words
שָׁמְרֵנִיshamerenikeep meH8104יְהוָה׀yahwehO YahwehH3068מִידֵיmideifrom [the] hands ofH3027רָשָׁעrasha'[the] wickedH7563מֵאִישׁme'ishfrom a man ofH376חֲמָסִיםchamasimviolence<s>H2555תִּנְצְרֵנִיtintzereniyou will preserve meH5341אֲשֶׁר'asher[those] whoH834חָשְׁבוּchashevuthey have plannedH2803לִדְחוֹתlidchotto trip upH1760פְּעָמָי׃pe'amaifootsteps myH6471
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Related verses
- Psalm 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- Psalm 17:5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
- Psalm 71:4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
- Psalm 17:8-98 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.8 Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings 9 from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
- Psalm 55:1-31 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.1 Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea. 2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught 3 at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
- Psalm 37:32-4032 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. 34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.32 Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, 33 the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment. 34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it. 35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
- Proverbs 18:5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
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