Psalm 140:4 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man; Who have purposed to overthrow my goings. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent men who have purposed to thrust aside my steps. American Standard Version (1901) Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps. Common English Bible Protect me from the power of the wicked, LORD! Guard me from violent people who plot to trip me up! Catholic Public Domain Version Do not turn aside my heart to words of malice, to making excuses for sins, with men who work iniquity; and I will not communicate, even with the best of them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Incline not my heart to evil words; to make excuses in sins. With men that work iniquity: and I will not communicate with the choicest of them. |
Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.