Psalms 140:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

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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  • 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.

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    86%

    1Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man;

  • Ps 141:9-10
    2 verses
    81%

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

    10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape completely.

  • Ps 71:4
    80%

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

  • Ps 140:5
    80%

    5The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set traps for me. Selah.

  • Ps 64:2
    78%

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

  • Ps 17:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4Concerning the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the paths of the destroyer.

    5Hold up my steps in your paths, that my footsteps do not slip.

  • Ps 17:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings.

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

  • Ps 59:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    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 36:11
    77%

    11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

  • Ps 140:8-9
    2 verses
    77%

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

    9As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

  • Ps 16:1
    76%

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

  • Ps 28:3
    76%

    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.

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

  • Ps 86:14
    76%

    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 144:11
    75%

    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 31:15
    75%

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

  • Ps 119:134
    75%

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

  • Ps 17:13
    75%

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

  • Ps 37:32
    75%

    32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

  • Prov 2:12
    74%

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

  • Ps 119:110
    74%

    110The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.

  • Ps 141:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

    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.

  • 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.

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    74%

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    74%

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

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    74%

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    74%

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

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    74%

    4Pull me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me: for you are my strength.

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    74%

    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 40:11
    74%

    11Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O LORD: let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.

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    74%

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

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    74%

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    73%

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    73%

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    73%

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    73%

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    73%

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    73%

    7You shall keep them, O LORD, you shall preserve them from this generation forever.

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    73%

    18They confronted me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my support.

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    73%

    16For dogs have surrounded me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet.