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Psalms 140:2
2Rescue me, Adonai, from the evil man. Protect me from the violent men—
Psalms 140:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
- New International Version (NIV)who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who plan evil things in their hearts; They continually gather together for war.
Context of Psalms 140:2
1For the music director: a psalm of David. Rescue me, Adonai, from the evil man. Protect me from the violent men— 3who devise evil in their heart— every day they stir up wars. 4They sharpen their tongue like a serpent’s —viper’s venom is under their lips. Selah
Read all of Psalms 140Psalms 140:2 word by word
אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָשְׁב֣וּ רָע֣וֹת בְּלֵ֑ב כָּל־י֝֗וֹם יָג֥וּרוּ מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 140:2
- Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar, and the peoples mutter vanity?
- Psalms 21:11You destroy their offspring from earth, their seed from the children of men.
- Psalms 36:4His mouth’s words are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and do good.
- Psalms 38:12My friends and my companions stay away from my wound, and my kinsmen stand far off.
- Psalms 62:3He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress—I will never be moved.
- Psalms 64:5to shoot from hiding at the innocent, shooting suddenly at him, with no fear.
- Proverbs 12:20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those promoting shalom have joy.
- Hosea 7:6For their hearts are like an oven, as they wait in ambush. All night their anger smolders. In the morning it burns like a blazing fire.
- Micah 2:1Oy to them who scheme wickedness, who work out evil upon their beds! In the light of the morning, they do it, for the power is in their hands.
- Nahum 1:11Out of you has come a schemer of evil against Adonai, a counselor of Belial.
- Psalms 56:6All day they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.
- Psalms 120:7I am for shalom and thus I speak, but they are for war!
- 1 Samuel 23:19Then some of the Ziphites went up to Saul in Gibeah, saying, “Isn’t David hiding with us in the strongholds at Choresh, in the hill of Hachilah which is south of Jeshimon?
- 1 Samuel 24:11Moreover, my father, see! Yes, look at the corner of your robe in my hand! For in cutting off the corner of your robe, yet not killing you, you should know and realize that there is no evil or rebellion in my hand. I haven’t sinned against you, even though you are lying in wait for my life, to take it.
- 1 Samuel 26:1Now the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah saying, “Isn’t David hiding on the hill of Hachilah which faces Jeshimon?”
Commentaries on Psalms 140:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart - Here the language is changed to the plural number in the Hebrew, implying that while there was one man who was eminent in his wickedness and his wrong-doing, there were many others associated with him, acting under his direction. The word “mischiefs” in the Hebrew means “evils; wickednesses.” It was not a single purpose; the plan embraced many forms of evil - doing him wrong in every way possible. Continually are…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. 2-52-5. This character of the wicked, and the devices planned against the pious, correspond to Psa 10:7; 31:13; 58:4, &c.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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