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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Psalm 140

Chapter 140

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

A. M. 2942. B.C. 1062. Deliver

43:1 59:1-3 71:4

violent man

Heb. man of violences.

4,11 18:48 *marg:; Habakkuk 1:2,3

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

imagine

2:1,2 21:11 36:4 38:12 62:3 64:5,6 Proverbs 12:20 Hosea 7:6 Micah 2:1-3 Nahum 1:11

continually

56:6 120:7 1 Samuel 23:19-24 24:11,12 26:1-25

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

sharpened

52:2,3 57:4 59:7 64:3,4 Proverbs 12:18 Isaiah 59:3-5,13 Jeremiah 9:3,5 James 3:6-8

like a serpent

Genesis 3:13 Proverbs 23:32 Matthew 12:34 2 Corinthians 11:3

adders

58:4 Romans 3:13,14

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

17:8,9 36:11 37:32,33-40 55:1-3 71:4

preserve

overthrow

17:5 Proverbs 18:5

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.

The proud

10:4-12 17:8-13 35:7 36:11 57:6 119:69,85,110 123:3,4 141:9,10 142:3 Proverbs 29:5 Jeremiah 18:18,20,22 Luke 11:53,54 20:20-23

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

I said unto

16:2,5,6 31:14 91:2 119:57 142:5 Lamentations 3:24 Zechariah 13:9

hear

27:7,8 28:1,2 55:1,2 64:1

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

the strength

18:1,2,35 27:1 28:7,8 59:17 62:2,7 89:26 95:1 Deuteronomy 33:27-29 Isaiah 12:2

thou hast covered

144:10 1 Samuel 17:36,37,45-51 2 Samuel 8:6,14

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

Grant not

27:12 94:20,21 2 Samuel 15:31 Job 5:12,13

lest they exalt themselves

or, let them not be exalted.

Deuteronomy 32:27

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

let the mischief

7:16 64:8 94:23 Esther 5:14 7:10 Proverbs 10:6,11 12:13 18:7 Matthew 27:25

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

burning coals

11:6 18:13,14 21:9 120:4 Genesis 19:24 Exodus 9:23,24 Revelation 16:8,9

let them

Daniel 3:20-25 Matthew 13:42,50

into deep

55:23 Proverbs 28:10,17 Revelation 20:15 21:8

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

an evil speaker

Heb. a man of tongue.

12:3,4 Proverbs 6:17 12:13 17:20 18:21

evil

7:14-16 9:16 34:21 Proverbs 13:21 Isaiah 3:11

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

the Lord

9:4 10:17,18 22:24 72:4,12-14 102:17 1 Kings 8:45,49 Proverbs 22:22 Proverbs 23:10,11 Isaiah 11:4 Jeremiah 22:16 Matthew 11:5

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

Surely

32:11 33:1 Isaiah 3:10

the upright

16:11 23:6 73:24 John 14:3 17:24 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Revelation 7:14-17 21:24-27