Psalms 140:1
Rescue me, O Yahweh, from the men of mischief, From the men of violence, wilt thou preserve me:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
In Context
2Who have devised mischiefs in their [heart], Every day, do they stir up wars:
Cross References
Psalms 18:48Who hath delivered me from my foes,—Yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, From the man of violence, hast thou rescued me.
Psalms 59:1Rescue me from my foes, O my God, From them who lift themselves up against me, wilt thou set me on high:
Psalms 140:4Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the lawless one, From the man of violence, wilt thou preserve me,—who have devised, to thrust at my steps:
Habakkuk 1:2How long, O Yahweh, have I called out, and thou wouldst not hear me? Have I kept crying unto thee of violence, and thou wouldst not save?
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 →