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Psalms 140:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;


Psalms 140:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 140:13 words
HebrewMeaning
לַ/מְנַצֵּ֗חַlamənaṣēḥa
to the choirmasterpronH5329
chief musician · oversee · set forward
מִזְמ֥וֹרmizəmwōr
a psalmnounH4210
לְ/דָוִֽדlədāwid
of DavidpronH1732
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 140:1

1. Our Lords have bidden me, brethren, and in them the Lord of all, to bring this Psalm to your understanding, so far as God gives me to. May He help your prayers, that I may say those things which I ought to say, you to hear, that to all of us the Word of God may be profitable. For all it does not profit, for “all have not faith.” 1 Thessalonians 3:2 ... 2. What this Psalm contains, I believe that you perceived when it was being chanted; for therein the Church of Christ,…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 140 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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