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, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man - (cf. Psalms 71:4.) The "Selah" at the end of last verse marks that the second division of the first strophe begins here. This second division begins with much the same prayer as the first (Psalms 140:1).
Who have purposed to overthrow my goings - (Psalms 118:13; also 56:13.)