Psalms 140:4

שָֽׁנֲנוּ לְשׁוֹנָם כְּֽמוֹ ־ נָחָשׁ חֲמַת עַכְשׁוּב תַּחַת שְׂפָתֵימוֹ סֶֽלָה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

3אֲשֶׁר חָשְׁבוּ רָעוֹת בְּלֵב כָּל ־ יוֹם יָגוּרוּ מִלְחָמֽוֹת ׃

5שָׁמְרֵנִי יְהוָה ׀ מִידֵי רָשָׁע מֵאִישׁ חֲמָסִים תִּנְצְרֵנִי אֲשֶׁר חָשְׁבוּ לִדְחוֹת פְּעָמָֽי ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 17:8שָׁמְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁוֹן בַּת ־ עָיִן בְּצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי ׃

Psalms 37:32צוֹפֶה רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וּמְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲמִיתוֹ ׃

Psalms 55:1לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינֹת מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִֽד ׃

Psalms 71:4אֱ‍ֽלֹהַי פַּלְּטֵנִי מִיַּד רָשָׁע מִכַּף מְעַוֵּל וְחוֹמֵץ ׃

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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