Psalm 140:1
New International Version
For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,

New Living Translation
O LORD, rescue me from evil people. Protect me from those who are violent,

English Standard Version
Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,

Berean Standard Bible
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

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

New King James Version
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men,

New American Standard Bible
For the music director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evil people; Protect me from violent men

NASB 1995
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men

NASB 1977
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men,

Legacy Standard Bible
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men; Guard me from violent men

Amplified Bible
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Protect me from violent men.

Christian Standard Bible
For the choir director. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men

American Standard Version
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Save me, LORD JEHOVAH, from the evil man, and keep me from evil men.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the end, a Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man.

Contemporary English Version
Rescue me from cruel and violent enemies, LORD!

Douay-Rheims Bible
Unto the end, a psalm for David. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[For the choir leader; a psalm by David.] Rescue me from evil people, O LORD. Keep me safe from violent people.

Good News Translation
Save me, LORD, from evildoers; keep me safe from violent people.

International Standard Version
Deliver me, LORD, from evil people, preserve me from violent men,

JPS Tanakh 1917
For the Leader. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man;

Literal Standard Version
TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, | Keep me from one of violence.

Majority Standard Bible
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

New American Bible
For the leader. A psalm of David. [2] Deliver me, LORD, from the wicked; preserve me from the violent,

NET Bible
For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,

New Revised Standard Version
Deliver me, O LORD, from evildoers; protect me from those who are violent,

New Heart English Bible
[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] Deliver me, LORD, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;

Webster's Bible Translation
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

World English Bible
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, Yahweh, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:

Young's Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Rescue Me, O LORD, From Evil Men
1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, 2who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.…

Cross References
2 Samuel 22:49
who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.

Psalm 17:13
Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

Psalm 18:48
who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.

Psalm 54:3
For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life--men with no regard for God. Selah

Psalm 59:2
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.

Psalm 64:1
Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

Psalm 71:4
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.


Treasury of Scripture

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

a.

Psalm 43:1
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Psalm 59:1-3
To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me…

Psalm 71:4
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

violent man.

Psalm 140:4,11
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings…

Psalm 18:48
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

Habakkuk 1:2,3
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! …

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Psalm 140
1. David prays to be delivered from Saul and Doeg
8. He prays against them
12. He comforts himself by confidence in God














(1) Evil man.--The singular of the object in this verse must not lead us to think the psalm is an expression of personal feeling against one enemy, for it is immediately changed to the plural.

Violent man.--See Margin.

Verse 1. - Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man. The prayer is not directed against an individual, but against David's enemies generally. They are "evil" or "wicked" men, and especially "men of violence" (see the next clause, and comp. ver. 4). Preserve me from the violent man; literally, from the man of violences (comp. 2 Samuel 22:49; Psalm 18:48).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For the choirmaster.
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ (lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ)
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5329: To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent

A Psalm
מִזְמ֥וֹר (miz·mō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4210: Instrumental music, a poem set to notes

of David.
לְדָוִֽד׃ (lə·ḏā·wiḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

Rescue me,
חַלְּצֵ֣נִי (ḥal·lə·ṣê·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 2502: To pull off, to strip, to depart, to deliver, equip, present, strengthen

O LORD,
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

from evil
רָ֑ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

men.
מֵאָדָ֣ם (mê·’ā·ḏām)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

Protect me
תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃ (tin·ṣə·rê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep

from men
מֵאִ֖ישׁ (mê·’îš)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of violence,
חֲמָסִ֣ים (ḥă·mā·sîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain


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