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Psalms

A collection of songs and prayers expressing a wide range of emotions and thoughts on faith.

Chapter 140

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KJV: Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

Geneva: To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Deliuer me, O Lord, from the euill man: preserue me from the cruel man:

KJV: Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

Geneva: Which imagine euill things in their heart, and make warre continually.

KJV: They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

Geneva: They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poyson is vnder their lips. Selah.

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

Geneva: Keepe mee, O Lord, from the handes of the wicked: preserue mee from the cruell man, which purposeth to cause my steppes to slide.

KJV: The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

Geneva: The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spred a nette with cordes in my pathway, and set grennes for me. Selah.

KJV: I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

Geneva: Therefore I saide vnto the Lorde, Thou art my God: heare, O Lord, the voyce of my prayers.

KJV: O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

Geneva: O Lord God the strength of my saluation, thou hast couered mine head in the day of battel.

KJV: Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

Geneva: Let not the wicked haue his desire, O Lord: performe not his wicked thought, least they be proude. Selah.

KJV: As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Geneva: As for the chiefe of them, that compasse me about, let the mischiefe of their owne lippes come vpon them.

KJV: Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

Geneva: Let coles fal vpon them: let him cast them into the fire, & into the deepe pits, that they rise not.

KJV: Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Geneva: For the backbiter shall not be established vpon the earth: euill shall hunt the cruell man to destruction.

KJV: I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

Geneva: I know that the Lord will auenge the afflicted, and iudge the poore.

KJV: Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Geneva: Surely the righteous shal prayse thy Name, and the iust shall dwell in thy presence.

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