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 violent man, who have purposed to overthrow my goings, literally, "to upset my steps," either by tripping or by kicking, the figure picturing the malicious manner in which the ungodly try to bring harm upon the faithful.
Verse Psalms 140:4. _PRESERVE ME FROM THE VIOLENT MAN_] Saul again; who was as headstrong and violent in all his measures, as he was cruel, and inflexibly bent on the destruction of David....
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 HAVE PURPOSED TO OVERTHROW MY GOINGS - To thrust me down as I...
PSALM 140-142 These three Psalms are Psalms of David. The third one in this series, 142 is another Maschil, the last Maschil Psalm, being a prayer when David was in the cave. In these Psalms the distr...
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. Slander and violence are their weapons, and the war...
WICKED. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-41....
_to overthrow my goings_ To trip me up and overthrow me. Cp. Psalms 118:13. R.V. to thrust aside my steps....
Repeated prayer for deliverance from their plots....
PSALMS 140 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Deliverance from Slanderous and Violent Enemies Implored and Expected. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 140:1-3, Rescue from Violent Slanderers Besought. Stanza II., Psalms 1...
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 VIOLEN...
A prayer for deliverance from enemies (perhaps national), ascribed to David probably because it consists mainly of quotations from, and adaptations of, earlier Pss....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ POISON! PSALMS 140 Jesus said, "Children of *vipers, how can you say anything that is good? You are *evil people" ...
OVERTHROW MY GOINGS. — Literally, _thrust aside my steps._ The verse is a repetition, with variation, of Psalms 140:1....
_[Psalms 140:5]_ שָׁמְרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ מִ֘ ידֵ֤י רָשָׁ֗ע...
Psalms 140:1 IN tone and contents this psalm has many parallels in the earlier books, especially among the psalms ascribed to David. Its originality lies principally in its use of peculiar words, and...
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 stratagems and traps. There is no help save in Him who al...
The previous five psalms have dealt with the absolute sufficiency of Jehovah. Their titles will indicate this, “Jehovah the Object of His people's praise, Jehovah the God of mercy, Jehovah the God of...
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 remedy of the godly, when they are oppressed by the...
Sins. Such excuses are always vain. (St. Jerome) --- God does not incline any to sin, as the Manichee elect pretended. (St. Augustine) --- The pride of the human heart would throw the blame of sin on...
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. It is he who hath carried our griefs, as well as b...
4._Keep me, O Jehovah! _To complaints and accusations he now again adds prayer, from which it appears more clearly, as I observed already, that it is God whom he seeks to be his avenger. It is the sam...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 140 THROUGH 144. The five following psalms go over ground which we have trodden over in detail: only they apply to a restored Israel, still in conflict, and not...
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 men of power and authority; PRESERVE ME FROM THE VI...
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 am thus sought and set for; but thou canst rescue me....
_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 comfort, or to prevent my coming to the throne. _Pres...
1-7 The more danger appears, the more earnest we should be in prayer to God. All are safe whom the Lord protects. If he be for us, who can be against us? We should especially watch and pray, that the...
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 ground, to defeat all my hopes and counsels, and br...
Psalms 140:4 Keep H8104 (H8798) LORD H3068 hands H3027 wicked H7563 Preserve H5341 (H8799) violent H2555 men...
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 falsehoods were being spoken against him. He there...
CONTENTS: The malice of enemies and prayer for preservation. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Those are safe whom God preserves. In Him believers may count upon security against all real enemies....
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 man,_ Doëg the Edomite: _from the violent man,_ Saul, w...
_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, and kept him out of the strife in the castle of Wartbur...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 140:1. This lament comes from those threatened by ungodly people who intend to do him serious harm. This psalm, in praying for protection and expressing trust, also prays fo...
INTRODUCTION “This Psalm is a prayer for protection against enemies who were at once violent and crafty, and unscrupulous in the use of their tongues. The general strain of the Psalm is like that of...
EXPOSITION MAINLY a psalm of supplication. David is in great straits, threatened by violent and malignant enemies (Psalms 140:1), against whom he prays to God for aid (Psalms 140:1, Psalms 140:4,
Psa 140:1-13, another psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. T...
Proverbs 18:5; Psalms 17:5; Psalms 17:8; Psalms 17:9; Psalms 36:11;...