Psalms 140:1

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 18:48 : 48 My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me.
  • Ps 71:4 : 4 O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.
  • Ps 140:4 : 4 Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.
  • Hab 1:2-3 : 2 Till when, O Jehovah, have I cried, And Thou dost not hear? I cry unto Thee -- `Violence,' and Thou dost not save. 3 Why dost Thou shew me iniquity, And perversity dost cause to behold? And spoiling and violence `are' before me, And there is strife, and contention doth lift `itself' up,
  • Ps 17:13 : 13 Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,
  • Ps 43:1 : 1 Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,
  • Ps 59:1-3 : 1 To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not,' by David. -- A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high. 2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me. 3 For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.

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  • Ps 140:4
    86%

    4Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

  • Ps 59:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not,' by David. -- A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high.

    2Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.

    3For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.

  • Ps 71:4
    79%

    4O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

  • Prov 2:12
    78%

    12To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,

  • Ps 18:48
    77%

    48My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me.

  • Ps 119:134
    76%

    134Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,

  • Ps 143:9
    75%

    9Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.

  • Ps 140:11
    75%

    11A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.

  • Ps 7:1
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    1`The Erring One,' by David, that he sung to Jehovah concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah, my God, in Thee I have trusted, Save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me.

  • Ps 17:13
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    13Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,

  • Ps 120:2
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    2O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!

  • Ps 43:1
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    1Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,

  • 2 Sam 22:49
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    49And bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest me.

  • Ps 139:19
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    19Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!

  • Ps 119:115
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    115Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

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    2In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.

  • Ps 144:11
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    11Free me, and deliver me From the hand of sons of a stranger, Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand `is' a right hand of falsehood,

  • Ps 64:1-2
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    1To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice, in my meditation, From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest my life,

    2Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 16:1
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    1A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee.

  • Ps 141:9
    73%

    9Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 121:7
    73%

    7Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul.

  • Jer 15:21
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    21And I have delivered thee from the hand of evil doers, And I have ransomed thee From the hand of the terrible!

  • Ps 82:4
    72%

    4Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

  • Ps 40:13
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    13Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help make haste.

  • Ps 17:9
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    9From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.

  • Ps 28:3
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    3Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.

  • Jer 20:13
    72%

    13Sing ye to Jehovah, praise Jehovah, For He hath delivered the soul of the needy From the hand of evil doers.

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    72%

    14Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.

  • Ps 140:2
    72%

    2Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble `for' wars.

  • Ps 22:20
    72%

    20Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.

  • Job 16:11
    72%

    11God shutteth me up unto the perverse, And to the hands of the wicked turneth me over.

  • Ps 97:10
    72%

    10Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.

  • Job 6:23
    72%

    23And, Deliver me from the hand of an adversary? And, From the hand of terrible ones ransom me?

  • Ps 27:12
    72%

    12Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.

  • Ps 94:16
    71%

    16Who riseth up for me with evil doers? Who stationeth himself for me with workers of iniquity?

  • Ps 70:1
    71%

    1To the Overseer, by David. -- `To cause to remember.' O God, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help, haste.

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    71%

    15In Thy hand `are' my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.

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    2 verses
    71%

    20This `is' the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.

    21And Thou, O Jehovah Lord, Deal with me for Thy name's sake, Because Thy kindness `is' good, deliver me.

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    71%

    4Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.

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    71%

    17He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.

  • Prov 16:29
    70%

    29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

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    14O God, the proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them,

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    70%

    8Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.

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    17Be not Thou to me for a terror, My hope `art' Thou in a day of evil.

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    8From all my transgressions deliver me, A reproach of the fool make me not.

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    6Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.