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Psalms 140:1

PrayerProtection and safetyFear
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

2 who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.

3 They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah

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BSB
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
KJV
Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
WEB
Deliver me, LORD, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:
ASV
Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man:
DARBY
{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Free me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man:
BLB
For the one directing. A Psalm of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> Rescue me, O YHWH, from the evil man; from the man of violence guard me—
ÅB
Herre, fri meg ut fra onde mennesker, vokt meg for voldsmenn,
OTB
Redd meg, Herre, fra onde mennesker;
Beskytt meg fra voldelige menn
B1930
Herre, fri mig ut fra onde mennesker, vokt mig for voldsmenn,

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