Psalm 140:4

Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
Psalm 140:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

שָׁמְרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה׀ מִ֘ידֵ֤י רָשָׁ֗ע מֵאִ֣ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵ֑נִי אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָ֝שְׁב֗וּ לִדְח֥וֹת פְּעָמָֽי׃

  1. שָׁמְרֵ֤נִיsha.me.Re.ni“keep me”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
  2. יְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.weh“O Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. מִ֘ידֵ֤יmi.Dei“from [the] hands of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  4. רָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'“[the] wicked”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  5. מֵאִ֣ישׁme.'Ish“from a man of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  6. חֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.Sim“violence<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָמָס · “violence” · Strong's H2555
  7. תִּנְצְרֵ֑נִיtin.tze.Re.ni“you will preserve me”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נָצַר · “to watch” · Strong's H5341
  8. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“[those] who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  9. חָ֝שְׁב֗וּcha.she.Vu“they have planned”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָשַׁב · “devise” · Strong's H2803I
  10. לִדְח֥וֹתlid.Chot“to trip up”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from דָּחָה · “to thrust” · Strong's H1760A
  11. פְּעָמָֽי׃pe.'a.Mai“footsteps my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פַּ֫עַם · “beat” · Strong's H6471
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)