Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 140:2 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Which imagine mischiefs in {their} heart; continually are they gathered together {for} war.”
Psalms 140:2
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; {violent...: Heb. man of violences}
Which imagine mischiefs in {their} heart; continually are they gathered together {for} war.
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison {is} under their lips. Selah.
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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