Psalms 140:1
Rescue me, Lord, from evil people; from the violent guard me
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
In Context
2from those who plot evil in their heart, and stir up war continually:
Cross References
Psalms 18:48who saved me from angry foes, and set me above my assailants, safe from the violent.
Psalms 59:1Save me, O God, from my enemies; secure me from my assailants.
Psalms 140:4Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, from the violent guard me from those who are plotting to trip up my feet.
Habakkuk 1:2How long, Lord, have I cried out and without you hearing me! I cry to you, “Violence!” but you do not help.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 140:1
This and the four following psalms are much of a piece, and the scope of them the same with many that we met with in the beginning and middle of the book of Psalms, though with but few of late. They were penned by David (as it should seem) when he was persecuted by Saul; one of them is said to be his "prayer when he was in the cave," and it is probable that all the rest were penned about the same time. In this psalm, I. David complains of the malice of his enemies, and prays to God to preserve him from them, ver.… Read the whole commentary →