Psalms 140:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; violent: Heb. man of violences
KJV
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;
Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
What does Psalms 140:1 mean?
Psalms 140:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָצַח (nâtsach), מִזְמוֹר (mizmôwr), דָּוִד (Dâvid).
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And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 6:5And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day
Genesis 8:21And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination
Genesis 2:15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam
Genesis 2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat
Genesis 2:18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him
Genesis 2:19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man
Genesis 2:22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded
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What does Psalms 140:1 say?
Psalms 140:1 (King James Version) reads: "To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; violent: Heb. man of violences"
Is Psalms 140:1 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 140:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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