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Psalms 140:4
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Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.
Psalms 140:4 in Other Translations
KJV
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Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
ESV
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Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
NLT
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O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked. Protect me from those who are violent, for they are plotting against me.
MSG
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God, keep me out of the clutch of these wicked ones, protect me from these vicious people;
CSB
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Protect me, Lord, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.
Psalms 140:4 Meaning and Commentary
Psalms 140:4
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked
From falling into their hands, and the weight of them}; and from their laying hands on him, being men of power and authority;
preserve me from the violent man:
or men, everyone of them; (See Gill on Psalms 140:1);
who have purposed to overthrow my goings:
to supplant him; to cause him to stumble and fall, to his disgrace and reproach; and that they might take an advantage of him, and an occasion against him. Arama interprets it, to drive me out of the land of Israel; see ( 1 Samuel 26:1 1 Samuel 26:9 ) . So Christ's enemies thought to have supplanted him, and have found something against him, to accuse him of to Caesar, ( Matthew 22:15-22 ) .
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 140:4 In-Context
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who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
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They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.
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Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.
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The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.
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I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.
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