4Keep me, O Lord , from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plan to trip my feet.


In Context

1 Rescue me, O Lord , from evil men; protect me from men of violence,

2 who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.

3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips. Selah

4 Keep me, O Lord , from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plan to trip my feet.

5 Proud men have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path. Selah

6 O Lord , I say to you, "You are my God." Hear, O Lord , my cry for mercy.

Psalms 140:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

140:4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

140:4Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the wicked: and from unjust men deliver me. Who have proposed to supplant my steps.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

140:4Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:4Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked man, preserve me from the violent man, who devise to overthrow my steps.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

140:4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:4Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

140:4Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

140:4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.