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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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Prayer Intensifies with Peril
Commentators note that the psalmist's repeated plea for protection teaches a vital principle: the more danger we face, the more earnest our prayers should become. The prayer is specific, asking God to 'keep' and 'preserve' him from the power ('hands') of the wicked, showing a deep reliance on divine intervention for safety.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked ... - See the notes at Psalms 71:4. This is a repetition of the prayer in Psalms 140:…
19th Century
Anglican
Overthrow my goings. Literally, thrust aside my steps. The verse is a repetition, with variation, of Psalms 140:1.
Baptist
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man, who have planned to overthrow my goings.
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16th Century
Protestant
Keep me, O Jehovah! To complaints and accusations he now again adds prayer, from which it appears more clearly, as I observed already, tha…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked From falling into their hands, and the weight of them; and from their …
The more danger appears, the more earnest we should be in prayer to God. All are safe whom the Lord protects. If he is for us, who can be against u…
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