Psalms 140
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1Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
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2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
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3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
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4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
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5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
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6I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
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7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
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8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
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9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
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11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
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12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
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13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
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Chapter 140
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Psalms 140:1
Psalms 18:48He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that ris...Psalms 140:4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man;...Psalms 71:4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unri...Habakkuk 1:2O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of...Psalms 140:11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent...
Psalms 140:2
Psalms 36:4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good;...Psalms 56:6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when...Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the mornin...Psalms 64:5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privi...Psalms 21:11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which t...
Psalms 140:3
Psalms 58:4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that...Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the...2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty,...Proverbs 23:32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our member...
Psalms 140:4
Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked re...Psalms 71:4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unri...Psalms 17:5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.Psalms 37:32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Psalms 140:5
Psalms 35:7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause t...Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way...Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upo...Luke 20:20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just m...Jeremiah 18:20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Reme...
Psalms 140:6
Psalms 31:14But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.Psalms 16:2O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth...Psalms 119:57Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.Psalms 142:5I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land...Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver...
Psalms 140:7
Psalms 62:7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is...Psalms 89:26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.Psalms 18:1I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.Psalms 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly mo...Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he s...
Psalms 140:8
Psalms 10:2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the device...2 Samuel 15:31¶ And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom....Psalms 27:12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen...Deuteronomy 32:27Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should...Job 5:12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform t...
Psalms 140:9
Psalms 7:16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come...Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.Proverbs 12:13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come o...Psalms 94:23And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their...Proverbs 10:6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the...
Psalms 140:10
Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempes...Psalms 21:9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall...Revelation 20:15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake o...Revelation 21:8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremo...Proverbs 28:17A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let...
Psalms 140:11
Psalms 34:21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat t...Proverbs 13:21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.Proverbs 17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue...Isaiah 3:11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall...
Psalms 140:12
Psalms 9:4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judgin...1 Kings 8:49Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place,...Proverbs 23:10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:1 Kings 8:45Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their...Jeremiah 22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not th...
Cross References
Psalms 140:1
Psalms 18:48He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that ris...Psalms 140:4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man;...Psalms 71:4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unri...Habakkuk 1:2O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of...Psalms 140:11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent...
Psalms 140:2
Psalms 36:4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good;...Psalms 56:6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when...Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the mornin...Psalms 64:5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privi...Psalms 21:11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which t...
Psalms 140:3
Psalms 58:4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that...Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the...2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty,...Proverbs 23:32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our member...
Psalms 140:4
Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked re...Psalms 71:4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unri...Psalms 17:5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.Psalms 37:32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Psalms 140:5
Psalms 35:7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause t...Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way...Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upo...Luke 20:20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just m...Jeremiah 18:20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Reme...
Psalms 140:6
Psalms 31:14But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.Psalms 16:2O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth...Psalms 119:57Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.Psalms 142:5I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land...Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver...
Psalms 140:7
Psalms 62:7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is...Psalms 89:26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.Psalms 18:1I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.Psalms 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly mo...Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he s...
Psalms 140:8
Psalms 10:2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the device...2 Samuel 15:31¶ And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom....Psalms 27:12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen...Deuteronomy 32:27Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should...Job 5:12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform t...
Psalms 140:9
Psalms 7:16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come...Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.Proverbs 12:13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come o...Psalms 94:23And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their...Proverbs 10:6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the...
Psalms 140:10
Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempes...Psalms 21:9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall...Revelation 20:15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake o...Revelation 21:8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremo...Proverbs 28:17A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let...
Psalms 140:11
Psalms 34:21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat t...Proverbs 13:21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.Proverbs 17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue...Isaiah 3:11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall...
Psalms 140:12
Psalms 9:4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judgin...1 Kings 8:49Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place,...Proverbs 23:10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:1 Kings 8:45Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their...Jeremiah 22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not th...