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Psalm 140:4
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KJ21
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man, who has purposed to overthrow my goings.
ASV
Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.
AMP
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; Protect me from violent men Who intend to trip up my steps.
AMPC
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent men who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.
BRG
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
CSB
Protect me, Lord, from the power of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.
CSBA
Protect me, Lord, from the power of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.
CEB
Protect me from the power of the wicked, Lord! Guard me from violent people who plot to trip me up!
CJB
They have made their tongues as sharp as a snake’s; viper’s venom is under their lips. (Selah)
CEV
Protect me, Lord, from cruel and brutal enemies, who want to destroy me.
DARBY
Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked [man], preserve me from the violent man, who devise to overthrow my steps.
DRA
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.
ERV
Lord, save me from the wicked! Protect me from these cruel people who plan to hurt me.
EASY
Lord, keep me safe from the power of wicked people. Keep me safe from violent people who want to attack me.
EHV
Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked. Protect me from the violent man, who plans to trip my feet.
ESV
Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
ESVUK
Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
EXB
Lord, ·guard [keep] me from the ·power [L hand] of wicked people; protect me from ·cruel [violent] people who plan ·to trip me up [my downfall].
GNV
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the cruel man, which purposeth to cause my steps to slide.
GW
Protect me from the hands of wicked people, O Lord. Keep me safe from violent people. They try to trip me.
GNT
Protect me, Lord, from the power of the wicked; keep me safe from violent people who plot my downfall.
HCSB
Protect me, Lord, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.
ICB
Lord, guard me from the power of wicked people. Save me from cruel men who plan to trip me up.
ISV
Protect me, Lord, from the control of evil people, from violent men who have planned to trip me.
JUB
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the man of violence, who have purposed to overthrow my steps.
KJV
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
AKJV
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
LSB
Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked; Guard me from violent men Who give thought to trip up my steps.
LEB
Protect me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from violent men, who have planned to make me stumble.
TLB
Keep me out of their power. Preserve me from their violence, for they are plotting against me.
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
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent men who have planned to overthrow me.
NOG
Protect me from the hands of wicked people, O Yahweh. Keep me safe from violent people. They try to trip me.
NABRE
Who sharpen their tongue like a serpent, venom of asps upon their lips. Selah
NASB
Keep me, Lord, from the hands of the wicked; Protect me from violent men Who intend to trip up my feet.
NASB1995
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men Who have purposed to trip up my feet.
NCB
Their tongues are as sharp as those of a serpent, while the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
NCV
Lord, guard me from the power of wicked people; protect me from cruel people who plan to trip me up.
NET
O Lord, shelter me from the power of the wicked. Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.
NIRV
Lord, keep me safe from the hands of sinful people. Protect me from those who want to hurt me. They plan ways to trip me up and make me fall.
NIV
Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.
NIVUK
Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.
NKJV
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men, Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
NLV
O Lord, keep me from the hands of the sinful. Keep me safe from men who want to hurt others and have planned to trip my feet.
NLT
O Lord, keep me out of the hands of the wicked. Protect me from those who are violent, for they are plotting against me.
NRSVA
Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent who have planned my downfall.
NRSVACE
Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent who have planned my downfall.
NRSVCE
Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent who have planned my downfall.
NRSVUE
Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent who have planned my downfall.
OJB
Be shomer over me, Hashem, and keep me from the hands of the rashah; protect me from ish chamasim, whose scheme is to cause my steps to trip.
RGT
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the cruel man, who intends to cause my steps to slide.
RSV
Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
RSVCE
Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
TLV
They sharpen their tongue like a serpent’s —viper’s venom is under their lips. Selah
VOICE
Keep me from the grip of these cruel men, O Eternal One. Shield me from this band of violent men whose only intention is to trip me up and undermine all I do.
WEB
Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.
WYC
Lord, keep thou me from the hand of the sinner; and deliver thou me from wicked men. Which thought to deceive my goings; (Lord, keep thou me safe from the power of the sinner; and save thou me from the wicked, from those who think out ways to thwart my progress.)
YLT
Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.
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