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Psalms Chapter 140 verse 1 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 140:1

Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man:
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BBE Psalms 140:1

<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, take me out of the power of the evil man; keep me safe from the violent man:
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DARBY Psalms 140:1

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Free me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man:
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KJV Psalms 140:1

Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
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WBT Psalms 140:1

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WEB Psalms 140:1

> Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;
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YLT Psalms 140:1

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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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(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.