Psalms 140:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 140:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שָׁמְרֵ֤נִי
shâmar
H8104
to keep
יְהוָ֨ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מִ֘ידֵ֤י
yâd
H3027
hand
רָשָׁ֗ע
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
מֵאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
חֲמָסִ֣ים
châmâç
H2555
violence
תִּנְצְרֵ֑נִי
nâtsar
H5341
to guard
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
חָ֝שְׁב֗וּ
châshab
H2803
to think
לִדְח֥וֹת
dâchâh
H1760
to push
פְּעָמָֽי
paʻam
H6471
time
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.
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King James Version Public Domain
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Guard me, Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked; from the man of violence preserve me, who have planned to push down my steps.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).