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Psalms 140:1
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Psalms 140:1
1DELIVER me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
1¶ Deliuer me, O LORD, from the euill man: preserue me from the violent man.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 140:1
To rescue, set free, hand over, give up, or bring forth, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To keep safe from harm, loss, decay, or destruction; to protect, maintain, or save.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Forcible, cruel, injurious.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604
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Open the full verse study48He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
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Open the full verse study4Keep 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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Open the full verse study4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
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Open the full verse study2O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!
3Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
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Open the full verse study11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
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Open the full verse study13Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
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Open the full verse study1JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
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Open the full verse study1DELIVER me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.
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