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Psalm 140
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The Holy Bible, New International Version®

Book of Psalm
Chapter 140
140:1 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; protect me from men of violence,	Study Resource List ACC -> Commentary on 140:1 BCC -> Commentary on 140:1 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:1 JFB -> Commentary on 140:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:1 TOD -> Commentary on 140:1 WEN -> Notes on 140:1 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; David; Malice; Psalms TCR -> Deliverance ATS -> Doeg BED -> Poor and Poverty, Theology of; Psalms, Theology of HBD -> Imprecation, Imprecatory Psalms; Poetry
140:2 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.	Study Resource List ACC -> Commentary on 140:2 BCC -> Commentary on 140:2 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:2 JFB -> Commentary on 140:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:2 TOD -> Commentary on 140:2 WEN -> Notes on 140:2 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Heart; Malice TCR -> Contentiousness; Dissention; Unity-Strife TTT -> Heart, Character of the Unrenewed ATS -> Doeg; House HBD -> Poetry; Tongue
140:3 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips.	Study Resource List ACC -> Commentary on 140:3 BCC -> Commentary on 140:3 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:3 JFB -> Commentary on 140:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:3 TOD -> Commentary on 140:3 WEN -> Notes on 140:3 NTB -> Adder; Afflictions And Adversities; Asp; Malice; Quotations And Allusions; Serpent; Slander; Speaking TCR -> Adders; Kindness-Cruelty; Malice; Poison; Serpents TTT -> Asp, or Adder; Serpents; Slander ATS -> Adder; Doeg EBD -> Adder; Poison HBD -> Poetry; Poison; Tongue SBD -> Adder; Serpent
140:4 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plan to trip my feet.	Study Resource List ACC -> Commentary on 140:4 BCC -> Commentary on 140:4 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:4 JFB -> Commentary on 140:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:4 TOD -> Commentary on 140:4 WEN -> Notes on 140:4 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Malice ATS -> Doeg HBD -> Poetry
140:5 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] Proud men have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.	Study Resource List ACC -> Commentary on 140:5 BCC -> Commentary on 140:5 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:5 JFB -> Commentary on 140:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:5 TOD -> Commentary on 140:5 WEN -> Notes on 140:5 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Hunting; Net; Rope TCR -> Snares Laid ATS -> Doeg; Nets EBD -> Gin; Net HBD -> Gin; Poetry
140:6 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] O LORD, I say to you, "You are my God." Hear, O LORD, my cry for mercy.	Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 140:6 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:6 JFB -> Commentary on 140:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:6 TOD -> Commentary on 140:6 WEN -> Notes on 140:6 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Faith TCR -> Choice; Choosing Jehovah; God; Jehovah Chosen ATS -> Doeg HBD -> Poetry
140:7 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] O Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, who shields my head in the day of battle -	Study Resource List ACC -> Commentary on 140:7 BCC -> Commentary on 140:7 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:7 JFB -> Commentary on 140:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:7 TOD -> Commentary on 140:7 WEN -> Notes on 140:7 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Faith; War TTT -> Head; Providence of God, The; Shields; Warfare of Saints ATS -> Doeg HBD -> Poetry
140:8 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] do not grant the wicked their desires, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud.	Study Resource List ACC -> Commentary on 140:8 BCC -> Commentary on 140:8 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:8 JFB -> Commentary on 140:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:8 TOD -> Commentary on 140:8 WEN -> Notes on 140:8 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities ATS -> Doeg HBD -> Poetry
140:9 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.	Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 140:9 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:9 JFB -> Commentary on 140:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:9 TOD -> Commentary on 140:9 WEN -> Notes on 140:9 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Prayer ATS -> Doeg HBD -> Poetry
140:10 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] Let burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.	Study Resource List ACC -> Commentary on 140:10 BCC -> Commentary on 140:10 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:10 JFB -> Commentary on 140:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:10 TOD -> Commentary on 140:10 WEN -> Notes on 140:10 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Prayer ATS -> Doeg BED -> Hell; Psalms, Theology of HBD -> Poetry SBD -> Coal
140:11 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] Let slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down men of violence.	Study Resource List ACC -> Commentary on 140:11 BCC -> Commentary on 140:11 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:11 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:11 JFB -> Commentary on 140:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:11 TOD -> Commentary on 140:11 WEN -> Notes on 140:11 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Speaking TCR -> Error; Sin-Saviour; Sin; Transgression ATS -> Doeg HBD -> Poetry
140:12 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.	Study Resource List ACC -> Commentary on 140:12 BCC -> Commentary on 140:12 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:12 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:12 JFB -> Commentary on 140:12 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:12 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:12 TOD -> Commentary on 140:12 WEN -> Notes on 140:12 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Faith; Poor TCR -> Divine; God's; God; Poor, The; Promises, Divine TTT -> Poor, The ATS -> Doeg BED -> Poor and Poverty, Theology of; Psalms, Theology of HBD -> Poetry
140:13 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Multi-Translation ] Surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live before you.	Study Resource List ACC -> Commentary on 140:13 BCC -> Commentary on 140:13 GEB -> Study Notes on 140:13 GSB -> Study Notes on 140:13 JFB -> Commentary on 140:13 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 140:13 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 140:13 TOD -> Commentary on 140:13 WEN -> Notes on 140:13 NTB -> Afflictions And Adversities; Praise TTT -> Uprightness ATS -> Doeg HBD -> Poetry

Abbreviations Legend: ACC - Adam Clark Commentary; BCC - Burton Coffman; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; TOD - Treasury of David; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TCR - Thompson Chain Reference; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; ATS - ATS Bible Dictionary; BED - Baker's Evangelical Dictionary; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; HBD - Holman Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; Copyright Statement: The Holy Bible, New International Version® THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. The text may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic or audio), up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without the express written permission of the publisher, providing the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible nor do the verses quoted account for 25 percent (25%) or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted. Permission requests that exceed the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by, International Bible Society®, 1820 Jet Stream Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80921, USA.