Psalms 140:4

wicked. lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-41.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked ... - See the notes at Psalms 71:4 . This is a repetition of the prayer in Psalms 140:1 . Who...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Keep (d) me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. (d) He declares the r...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXL. The Prayer of a Man hard Beset by Treacherous Foes. It seems clear that the foes of whom the author complains are Jews, not foreign assailants...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. Keep me, O Jehovah! To complaints and accusations he now again adds prayer, from which it appears more clearly, as I observed already, th...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. Preserve me from the viole...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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 Lord...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A prayer for deliverance from enemies (perhaps national), ascribed to David probably because it consists mainly of quotations from, and adaptations o...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Overthrow my goings. — Literally, thrust aside my steps. The verse is a repetition, with variation, of Psalms 140:1 .
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 140:1-13 IN tone and contents this psalm has many parallels in the earlier books, especially among the psalms ascribed to David. Its origin...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Confidence in God's Protection Psalms 140:1-13 Here is a picture of a man who is beset by foes. Around are slander and hatred; at his feet stra...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The previous five psalms have dealt with the absolute sufficiency of Jehovah. Their titles will indicate this, “Jehovah the Object of His people's pr...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It will be truly profitable in this, as in similar psalms, describing the soul under exercises, to view Christ, our pattern, our example, our surety....
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked ,.... From falling into their hands, and the weight of them; and from their laying hands on him, being...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. Ver. 4. Keep me ] Who a...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Keep me from the hands of the wicked Hebrew, רשׁע, the wicked man. Let him not prevail to take away my life, my reputation, my interest, or my co...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Complaints and Petitions. To the chief musician. A psalm of David. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Whose design and full resolution it is, if thou dost not prevent it, to overthrow my goings , or my feet or footsteps, i.e. to throw me down to the...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm is a prayer for protection against enemies who were at once violent and crafty, and unscrupulous in the use of their tongue...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David. Very likely this Psalm was written by David while he was being hunted about by Saul, and while all manner of...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm was composed by David, on occasion of Saul's persecution. The title, a psalm of David, is undisputed. Psalms 140:1 . From the evil ma...
The Biblical Illustrator

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man. God preserves His servant To put Luther out of harm’s way for a while a prudent man took him prisoner, a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION MAINLY a psalm of supplication. David is in great straits, threatened by violent and malignant enemies ( Psalms 140:1-19 ), against...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer for Deliverance from Malicious Enemies. To the chief musician, for performance in public worship, a psalm of David, in which he presents to...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, for they will not hesitate to vent their spite by outright acts of violence; preserve me from the vio...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 18:5 ; Psalms 17:5 ; Psalms 17:8 ; Psalms 17:9 ; Psalms 36:11 ; Psalms 37:32 ; Psalms 37:33-40 ; Psalms 55:1-3 ; Psalms 71:4 ; Psa...

⁴ Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 140:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 140:4