Psalms 140:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 140:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 140:4 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my going..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 140:4 — KJV
“Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.”
— Psalms 140:4 (KJV)
Psalms 140:4 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 140:4
“Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:4: keep, lord, hands
“And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king. parts: or, companies: Heb. hands”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:4: keep, lord, hands
“Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. the sinner: Heb. sin”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:4: keep, wicked, overthrow
“The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. the words: or, the matters”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:4: lord, preserve, overthrow
“The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. Higgaion: that is, Meditation”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:4: lord, hands, wicked
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