NET Bible
"O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over."
— Psalms 140:4, NET Bible
“Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.”
“Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps. ”
“Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.”
“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.”
“O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.”
“Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.”
For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,
who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.
Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)
O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.
Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)
I say to the LORD,“You are my God.” O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy!
O Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.