Psalms 140:4
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have purposed to overthrow my steps.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
They sharpen their tongues like serpents; the venom of vipers is under their lips. Selah.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Keep{H8104} me, O Jehovah,{H3068} from the hands{H3027} of the wicked;{H7563} Preserve{H5341} me from the violent{H2555} man:{H376} Who have purposed{H2803} to thrust{H1760} aside my steps.{H6471}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Keep{H8104}{(H8798)} me, O LORD{H3068}, from the hands{H3027} of the wicked{H7563}; preserve{H5341}{(H8799)} me from the violent{H2555} man{H376}; who have purposed{H2803}{(H8804)} to overthrow{H1760}{(H8800)} my goings{H6471}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sela. Kepe me (o LORDE) from the hande of the vngodly, preserue me from the wicked men, which are purposed to ouerthrowe my goinges.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Keepe mee, O Lord, from the handes of the wicked: preserue mee from the cruell man, which purposeth to cause my steppes to slide.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Kepe me O God from the handes of the vngodly: preserue me from the outragious man, who haue deuised to thrust my feete from me.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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 (1862/1898)
Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.
American Standard Version (1901)
Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.
American Standard Version (1901)
Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.
World English Bible (2000)
Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.
Referenced Verses
- 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.
- Prov 18:5 : 5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
- Ps 17:8-9 : 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings. 9 From the wicked who oppress me, from my deadly enemies who surround me.
- Ps 36:11 : 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
- Ps 37:32-40 : 32 The wicked watch the righteous, and seek 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 you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and indeed, he was no more; yes, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright, for the end of that man is peace. 38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed altogether; the future of the wicked shall be cut off. 39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their strength in the time of trouble. 40 And the LORD shall help them and deliver them; he shall deliver them from the wicked and save them, because they trust in him.
- Ps 55:1-3 : 1 Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not hide Yourself from my supplication. 2 Attend to 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.
- Ps 17:5 : 5 Hold up my steps in your paths, that my footsteps do not slip.
Similar Verses (AI)
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1 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man;
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9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and the traps of the workers of iniquity.
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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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- Ps 17:4-52 verses78%
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5 Hold up my steps in your paths, that my footsteps do not slip.
- Ps 17:8-92 verses78%
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings.
9 From the wicked who oppress me, from my deadly enemies who surround me.
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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.
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11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
- Ps 140:8-92 verses77%
8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further his wicked scheme, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
9 As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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1 Preserve me, O God, for in You do I put my trust.
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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.
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11 God has delivered me to the ungodly and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
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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.
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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:
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15 My times are in your hand: deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.
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134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
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13 Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your sword:
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32 The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.
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12 To deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks perverse things;
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110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
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3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.
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.
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13 Keep your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me. Then shall I be upright, and shall be innocent from the great transgression.
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19 Surely You will slay the wicked, O God; depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.
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11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
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4 Deliver the poor and needy; rescue them from the hand of the wicked.
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7 The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; he shall preserve your soul.
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4 Pull me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me: for you are my strength.
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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.
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11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O LORD: let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.
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9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies: I flee to You to hide me.
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16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
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115 Depart from me, you evildoers, for I will keep the commandments of my God.
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1 O LORD my God, in you do I put my trust: save me from all those who persecute me, and deliver me:
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19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my support.
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2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.
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12 Do not deliver me to the will of my enemies; for false witnesses have risen against me, and such as breathe out violence.
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7 You shall keep them, O LORD, you shall preserve them from this generation forever.
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18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my support.
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3 For strangers have risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
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16 For dogs have surrounded me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet.