Psalms
Psalm 140:4
4Guard me, O LORD,
from the hands of the wicked.
Keep me safe from men of violence
who scheme to make me stumble.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guard me | שָׁמְרֵ֤נִי | šā·mə·rê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֨ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| from the hands | מִ֘ידֵ֤י | mî·ḏê | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine dual construct | H3027 hand |
| of the wicked | רָשָׁ֗ע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| Keep me safe | תִּנְצְרֵ֑נִי | tin·ṣə·rê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| from men | מֵאִ֣ישׁ | mê·’îš | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of violence | חֲמָסִ֣ים | ḥă·mā·sîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2555 violence, wrong |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| scheme | חָ֝שְׁב֗וּ | ḥā·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2803 think, account |
| to make me stumble | לִדְח֥וֹת | liḏ·ḥō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1760 push, thrust |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 36:11 · Psalm 71:4 · Psalm 17:5 · Psalm 17:8–9 · Psalm 55:1–3 · Psalm 37:32–40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.