Psalms 140:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man;

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  • Ps 18:48 : 48 He delivers me from my enemies: yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me: you have 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 violent men, who have purposed to overthrow my steps.
  • 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 You will not hear! Even cry out to You of violence, and You will not save! 3 Why do You show me iniquity, and cause me to behold trouble? For plundering and violence are before me; there are those who raise up strife and contention.
  • Ps 17:13 : 13 Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your 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 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; defend me from those who rise up against me. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloodthirsty men. 3 For, look, they lie in wait for my life; the mighty are gathered against me, not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 140:4
    86%

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

  • Ps 59:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; defend me from those who rise up against me.

    2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloodthirsty men.

    3 For, look, they lie in wait for my life; the mighty are gathered against me, not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD.

  • Ps 71:4
    79%

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

  • Prov 2:12
    78%

    12 To deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks perverse things;

  • Ps 18:48
    77%

    48 He delivers me from my enemies: yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me: you have delivered me from the violent man.

  • Ps 119:134
    76%

    134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.

  • Ps 143:9
    75%

    9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies: I flee to You to hide me.

  • Ps 140:11
    75%

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

  • Ps 7:1
    74%

    1 O LORD my God, in you do I put my trust: save me from all those who persecute me, and deliver me:

  • Ps 17:13
    74%

    13 Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your sword:

  • Ps 120:2
    74%

    2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.

  • Ps 43:1
    74%

    1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

  • 2 Sam 22:49
    74%

    49 And who brings me forth from my enemies: you also have lifted me up on high above those who rose up against me: you have delivered me from the violent man.

  • Ps 139:19
    74%

    19 Surely You will slay the wicked, O God; depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.

  • Ps 119:115
    74%

    115 Depart from me, you evildoers, for I will keep the commandments of my God.

  • Ps 71:2
    74%

    2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and cause me to escape; incline your ear to me, and save me.

  • Ps 144:11
    73%

    11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of foreign children, whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

  • Ps 64:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer; preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

    2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked, from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 16:1
    73%

    1 Preserve me, O God, for in You do I put my trust.

  • Ps 141:9
    73%

    9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and the traps of the workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 121:7
    73%

    7 The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; he shall preserve your soul.

  • Jer 15:21
    73%

    21 And I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible.

  • Ps 82:4
    72%

    4 Deliver the poor and needy; rescue them from the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 40:13
    72%

    13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.

  • Ps 17:9
    72%

    9 From the wicked who oppress me, from my deadly enemies who surround me.

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3 Do not draw me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

  • Jer 20:13
    72%

    13 Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD: for he has delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

  • Ps 51:14
    72%

    14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

  • Ps 140:2
    72%

    2 Who devise mischiefs in their hearts; continually they gather together for war.

  • Ps 22:20
    72%

    20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

  • Job 16:11
    72%

    11 God has delivered me to the ungodly and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.

  • Ps 97:10
    72%

    10 You that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

  • Job 6:23
    72%

    23 Or Deliver me from the enemy's hand? Or Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

  • Ps 27:12
    72%

    12 Do not deliver me to the will of my enemies; for false witnesses have risen against me, and such as breathe out violence.

  • Ps 94:16
    71%

    16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

  • Ps 70:1
    71%

    1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.

  • Ps 31:15
    71%

    15 My times are in your hand: deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

  • Ps 109:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20 Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, and of those who speak evil against my soul.

    21 But deal with me for your name’s sake, O GOD the Lord, because your mercy is good, deliver me.

  • Ps 141:4
    71%

    4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with those who do iniquity; and let me not eat of their delicacies.

  • Ps 18:17
    71%

    17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me: for they were too strong for me.

  • Prov 16:29
    70%

    29 A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good.

  • Ps 86:14
    70%

    14 O God, the proud have risen against me, and a mob of violent men have sought my soul, and have not set You before them.

  • Ps 140:8
    70%

    8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further his wicked scheme, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

  • Jer 17:17
    70%

    17 Do not be a terror to me: you are my hope in the day of evil.

  • Ps 39:8
    70%

    8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: do not make me the reproach of the foolish.

  • Ps 142:6
    70%

    6 Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.