Psalm 140:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.

New Living Translation
O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked. Protect me from those who are violent, for they are plotting against me.

English Standard Version
Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.

Berean Study Bible
Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

New American Standard Bible
Keep me, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Protect me from violent men Who intend to trip up my feet.

NASB 1995
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men Who have purposed to trip up my feet.

NASB 1977
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men, Who have purposed to trip up my feet.

Amplified Bible
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Protect me from violent men Who intend to trip up my steps.

Christian Standard Bible
Protect me, LORD, from the power of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Protect me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.

Contemporary English Version
Protect me, LORD, from cruel and brutal enemies, who want to destroy me.

Good News Translation
Protect me, LORD, from the power of the wicked; keep me safe from violent people who plot my downfall.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Protect me from the hands of wicked people, O LORD. Keep me safe from violent people. They try to trip me.

International Standard Version
Protect me, LORD, from the control of evil people, from violent men who have planned to trip me.

NET Bible
O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

New King James Version
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men, Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.

King James 2000 Bible
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my paths.

New Heart English Bible
LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

World English Bible
Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

American King James Version
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

American Standard Version
Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

A Faithful Version
O LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man who purposed to overthrow my steps.

Darby Bible Translation
Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked [man], preserve me from the violent man, who devise to overthrow my steps.

English Revised Version
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

Webster's Bible Translation
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Keepe mee, O Lord, from the handes of the wicked: preserue mee from the cruell man, which purposeth to cause my steppes to slide.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Kepe me O God from the handes of the vngodly: preserue me from the outragious man, who haue deuised to thrust my feete from me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Sela. Kepe me (o LORDE) from the hande of the vngodly, preserue me from the wicked men, which are purposed to ouerthrowe my goinges.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Preserve me, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, "" Keep me from one of violence, "" Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

Young's Literal Translation
Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

Smith's Literal Translation
Watch me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the unjust one; from the man of violences wilt thou guard me; who purposed to overthrow my steps.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the wicked: and from unjust men deliver me. Who have proposed to supplant my steps.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Preserve me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner, and rescue me from men of iniquity. They have decided to supplant my steps.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Keep me, LORD JEHOVAH, from the hand of the evil, and keep me from men who are extortionists, who have schemed to overthrow my steps.

Lamsa Bible
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have purposed to prevent my goings.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man; Who have purposed to make my steps slip.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
















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