Psalms 140:4

Incline not my heart to evil things, to + 140:4 Gr. pretend pretences.employ pretexts + 140:4 Gr. in.for sins, with men who work iniquity: and + 140:4 Gr. I will not.let me not unite with their choice ones.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

In Context

3Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a + 140:3 Lit. a door of fortification.strong door about my lips.

5The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their + 140:5 q. d. lest I be injured by them.pleasures.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:8Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and were shaken, because God was angry with them.

Psalms 55:1For the end, concerning the people that were removed from the + 55:1 Or, holy things.sanctuary, by David for a memorial, when the Philistines caught him in Geth.

Psalms 71:4he shall judge the poor of the people in righteousness, and save the children of the needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 140:2-8

Complaints and Petitions. 1 Deliver me, O Lord , from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. 4 Keep me, O Lord , from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins… Read the whole commentary →

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