Psalms 140:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 18:48 : 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.
  • Ps 71:4 : 4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
  • Ps 140:4 : 4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow [him].
  • Hab 1:2-3 : 2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save! 3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause [me] to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence [are] before me: and there are [that] raise up strife and contention.
  • Ps 17:13 : 13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, [which is] thy sword:
  • Ps 43:1 : 1 ¶ Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
  • Ps 59:1-3 : 1 ¶ 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. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men. 3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not [for] my transgression, nor [for] my sin, O LORD.

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

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    3 verses
    82%

    1 ¶ 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.

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    4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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    78%

    12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil [man], from the man that speaketh froward things;

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    76%

    134 ¶ Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

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    75%

    9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

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    75%

    11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow [him].

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  • Ps 43:1
    74%

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    19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

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    73%

    9 Keep me from the snares [which] they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.

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    73%

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    71%

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    71%

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    2 verses
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    71%

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    70%

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