Psalm 140:1
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
נָצַר
nâtsar
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
חָמָס
châmâç
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Key Terms in This Verse
נָצַר nâtsar
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
Study H5341 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
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.
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
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