Psalm 140:4 - Easy To Read Version

⁴ Lord, save me from wicked people.\par Protect me from cruel people.\par Those people chase me and try to hurt me.\par

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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

⁴ 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)

⁴ 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

⁴ Protect me from the power of the wicked, LORD! Guard me from violent people who plot to trip me up!

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ 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

⁴ 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.

Psalm 140:4 Cross References

Psalm 17:5

I have followed your paths.\par My feet never left your way of living.\par

Psalm 36:11

Lord, don’t let proud people trap me.\par Don’t let me be caught by evil people.\par

Psalm 52:4

You and your lying tongue\par love to hurt people.\par

Psalm 58:5

Cobras can’t hear the music or songs\par of snake charmers.\par And those evil people are like that\par as they make their evil plans. {\cf2\super [342]} \par

Psalm 71:4

My God, save me from wicked people.Save me from cruel, evil people.

Proverbs 18:5

\{You must be fair in judging people.\} If you let guilty people go free then you are not being fair to good people.