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%

    4Keep 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%

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

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

    3For, 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%

    4Deliver 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%

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

  • Ps 18:48
    77%

    48He 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%

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

  • Ps 143:9
    75%

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

  • Ps 140:11
    75%

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

  • Ps 7:1
    74%

    1O 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%

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

  • Ps 120:2
    74%

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

  • Ps 43:1
    74%

    1Judge 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%

    49And 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%

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

  • Ps 119:115
    74%

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

  • Ps 71:2
    74%

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

  • Ps 144:11
    73%

    11Rid 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%

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

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

  • Ps 16:1
    73%

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

  • Ps 141:9
    73%

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

  • Ps 121:7
    73%

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

  • Jer 15:21
    73%

    21And 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%

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

  • Ps 40:13
    72%

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

  • Ps 17:9
    72%

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

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3Do 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%

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

  • Ps 51:14
    72%

    14Deliver 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%

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

  • Ps 22:20
    72%

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

  • Job 16:11
    72%

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

  • Ps 97:10
    72%

    10You 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%

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

  • Ps 27:12
    72%

    12Do 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%

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

  • Ps 70:1
    71%

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

  • Ps 31:15
    71%

    15My 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%

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

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  • Ps 141:4
    71%

    4Do 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.

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    71%

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

  • Prov 16:29
    70%

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

  • Ps 86:14
    70%

    14O 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%

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

  • Jer 17:17
    70%

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

  • Ps 39:8
    70%

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

  • Ps 142:6
    70%

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