EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 140:1
1Lord, please save me from evil people. Keep me safe from people who like to attack others.
Psalms 140:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
- New International Version (NIV)Rescue me, Lord, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men,
Context of Psalms 140:1
Lord, please save me from evil people. Keep me safe from people who like to attack others. 2They think of evil ideas to hurt people. They only want to cause trouble! 3Their words hurt people, like the tongue of a snake. They bite with poison, like a dangerous snake. Selah
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חַלְּצֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה מֵאָדָ֣ם רָ֑ע מֵאִ֖ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 140:1
- Psalms 43:1My God, show that I am not guilty. Make the people who do not respect you know that I am right. Rescue me from the evil people who tell lies about me.
- Psalms 59:1My God, please save me from my enemies! They are attacking me, so please keep me safe from them.
- Psalms 71:4My God, save me from the power of wicked people, so that those cruel people cannot catch me.
- Psalms 140:4Lord, keep me safe from the power of wicked people. Keep me safe from violent people who want to attack me.
- Psalms 18:48He is the one who saves me from my enemies. Yes, God, you give me power to win against those who attack me. You keep me safe from angry and cruel men.
- Habakkuk 1:2Lord, how long must I call out to you for help? You do not listen to me! I shout aloud to you, ‘Violence is everywhere!’ but you do nothing to make us safe.
Commentaries on Psalms 140:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man - That is, evidently from some particular man who was endeavoring to injure him; some personal enemy. All the circumstances mentioned agree well with the supposition that Saul is intended. Preserve me from the violent man - Margin, as in Hebrew, “man of violences.” That is, one who has committed violence so often, who has so frequently done wrong, that this may be considered a characteristic of the man. This would…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David encourages himself in God. (1-7) He prays for, and prophesies the destruction of, his persecutors. (8-13) Verses 1-7 The more danger appears, the more earnest we should be in prayer to God. All are safe whom the Lord protects. If he be for us, who can be against us? We should especially watch and pray, that the Lord would hold up our goings in his ways, that our footsteps slip not. God is as able to keep his people from secret fraud as from open…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The psalmist prays for the Lord to rescue him from wicked people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131. evil man--Which of David's enemies is meant is not important.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 140
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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