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Psalm 140:1
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KJ21
Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man,
ASV
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man:
AMP
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; Protect me from violent men.
AMPC
Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men;
BRG
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
CSB
For the choir director. A psalm of David. Rescue me, Lord, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men
CSBA
For the choir director. A psalm of David. Rescue me, Lord, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men
CEB
Rescue me from evil people, Lord! Guard me from violent people
CJB
For the leader. A psalm of David:
CEV
(A psalm by David for the music leader.) Rescue me from cruel and violent enemies, Lord!
DARBY
To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Free me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man:
DRA
I have cried to the, O Lord, hear me: hearken to my voice, when I cry to thee.
ERV
To the director: A praise song of David. Lord, save me from people who are evil. Protect me from those who are cruel,
EASY
This is a song that David wrote. It is for the music leader. Lord, please save me from evil people. Keep me safe from people who like to attack others.
EHV
Keep me safe, Lord, from the evil man. Protect me from the violent man,
ESV
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
ESVUK
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
EXB
For the director of music. A psalm of David. Lord, rescue me from evil people; protect me from ·cruel [violent] people
GNV
1 David complaineth of the cruelty, falsehood and injuries of his enemies. 8 Against the which he prayeth unto the Lord, and assureth himself of his help and succor. 12 Wherefore he provoketh the just to praise the Lord, and to assure themselves of his tuition. To him that excelleth. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the cruel man:
GW
For the choir leader; a psalm by David. Rescue me from evil people, O Lord. Keep me safe from violent people.
GNT
Save me, Lord, from evildoers; keep me safe from violent people.
HCSB
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. Rescue me, Lord, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men
ICB
For the director of music. A song of David. Lord, rescue me from evil people. Save me from cruel men.
ISV
To the Music Director: A Davidic Song Deliver me, Lord, from evil people, preserve me from violent men,
JUB
To the Overcomer, A Psalm of David. ¶ Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; preserve me from the man of violence.
KJV
Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
AKJV
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
LSB
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men; Guard me from violent men
LEB
For the music director. A psalm of David. Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men,
TLB
O Lord, deliver me from evil men. Preserve me from the violent,
MSG
God, get me out of here, away from this evil; protect me from these vicious people. All they do is think up new ways to be bad; they spend their days plotting war games. They practice the sharp rhetoric of hate and hurt, speak venomous words that maim and kill. God, keep me out of the clutch of these wicked ones, protect me from these vicious people; All boast and swagger, they plot ways to trip me up, determined to bring me down. These crooks invent traps to catch me and do their best to incriminate me.
MEV
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; protect me from violent men,
NOG
For the choir leader; a psalm by David. Rescue me from evil people, O Yahweh. Keep me safe from violent people.
NABRE
For the leader. A psalm of David.
NASB
Rescue me, Lord, from evil people; Protect me from violent men
NASB1995
Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men
NCB
For the director. A psalm of David.
NCV
For the director of music. A psalm of David. Lord, rescue me from evil people; protect me from cruel people
NET
For the music director, a psalm of David. O Lord, rescue me from wicked men. Protect me from violent men,
NIRV
For the director of music. A psalm of David. Lord, save me from sinful people. Keep me safe from those who want to hurt me.
NIV
Rescue me, Lord, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
NIVUK
For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, Lord, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
NKJV
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men,
NLV
O Lord, take me away from sinful men. Keep me safe from men who want to hurt others.
NLT
For the choir director: A psalm of David. O Lord, rescue me from evil people. Protect me from those who are violent,
NRSVA
To the leader. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers; protect me from those who are violent,
NRSVACE
To the leader. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers; protect me from those who are violent,
NRSVCE
To the leader. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers; protect me from those who are violent,
NRSVUE
To the leader. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers; protect me from those who are violent,
OJB
(For the one directing. Mizmor of Dovid). Deliver me, Hashem, from adam rah; preserve me from ish chamasim (violent men);
RGT
Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man. Preserve me from the cruel man.
RSV
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
RSVCE
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
TLV
For the music director: a psalm of David.
VOICE
For the worship leader. A song of David. Save me, O Eternal One, from the evil men who seek my life. Shield me from this band of violent men.
WEB
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, Yahweh, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:
WYC
To victory, the psalm of David. Lord, deliver thou me from an evil man; deliver thou me from a wicked man. (To victory, the song of David. Lord, save thou me from evil people; yea, save thou me from violent, or wicked, people.)
YLT
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.
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