Psalms 140:2 · KJV
“Which imagine mischiefs in {their} heart; continually are they gathered together {for} war.”
— Psalms 140:2
[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}
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison {is} under their lips. Selah.
Psalms 140 — Context
[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}
2Which imagine mischiefs in {their} heart; continually are they gathered together {for} war.
3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison {is} under their lips. Selah.
4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Cross References
Psalms 56:6
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
Psalms 36:4
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way {that is} not good; he abhorreth not evil. {mischief: or, vanity}
Psalms 64:5-6
They encourage themselves {in} an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? {matter: or, speech} {of...: Heb. to hide his snares}
Micah 2:1-3
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Nahum 1:11
There is {one} come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor. {a wicked...: Heb. a counsellor of Belial}
Hosea 7:6
For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire. {made...: or, applied}
Proverbs 12:20
Deceit {is} in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace {is} joy.
Psalms 120:7
I {am for} peace: but when I speak, they {are} for war. {for peace: or, a man of peace}