1To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.


In Context

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

2 Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble for wars.

3 They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder is under their lips. Selah.

Psalm 140:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

140:1Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

140:1Rescue me, O Lord , from evil men; protect me from men of violence,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

140:1Unto the end, a psalm for David. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

140:1Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:1{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Free me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

140:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:1Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

140:1Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;