48     who saves(A) me from my enemies.(B)
You exalted me above my foes;
    from a violent man(C) you rescued me.

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48 He 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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48 He delivers me from my enemies.
(A)You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the violent man.

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Psalm 140[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Rescue me,(A) Lord, from evildoers;
    protect me from the violent,(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:1 In Hebrew texts 140:1-13 is numbered 140:2-14.

140 Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

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Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

140 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,

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Keep me safe,(A) Lord, from the hands of the wicked;(B)
    protect me from the violent,
    who devise ways to trip my feet.

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Keep 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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(A)Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.

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11 May slanderers not be established in the land;
    may disaster hunt down the violent.(A)

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

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11 Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

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