Psalms 140 cross-references
Psalms 140 has 13 verses, which point to 163 other passages and are cited by 144. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
Points to (8)
- Psalms 18:48 — He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast… 11 votes
- Psalms 140:4 — Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to… 10 votes
- Psalms 71:4 — Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 10 votes
- Habakkuk 1:2–3 — O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not… 8 votes
- Psalms 140:11 — Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. 7 votes
- Psalms 17:13 — Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: 7 votes
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- Psalms 18:48 — He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast… 6 votes
- Psalms 120:2 — Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. 5 votes
- Psalms 71:4 — Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 22:49 — And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up… 5 votes
Psalms 140:2
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
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- Psalms 56:6 — They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 6 votes
- Psalms 36:4 — He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. 6 votes
- Psalms 64:5–6 — They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see… 5 votes
- Nahum 1:11 — There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor. 4 votes
- Micah 2:1–3 — Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it,… 4 votes
- Hosea 7:6 — For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the… 4 votes
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- Matthew 12:34 — O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the… 12 votes
- Psalms 62:3 — How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be,… 6 votes
- Psalms 56:6 — They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 5 votes
- Zechariah 7:10 — And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil… 3 votes
Psalms 140:3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
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- Psalms 58:4 — Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 7 votes
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 — But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be… 6 votes
- Romans 3:13–14 — Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under… 6 votes
- Proverbs 23:32 — At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 5 votes
- James 3:6–8 — And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole… 4 votes
- Matthew 12:34 — O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the… 4 votes
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- James 3:8 — But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 24 votes
- Romans 3:13 — Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under… 23 votes
- James 3:6 — And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole… 8 votes
- Psalms 31:20 — Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a… 8 votes
Psalms 140:4
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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- Psalms 36:11 — Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. 7 votes
- Psalms 71:4 — Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 6 votes
- Psalms 17:5 — Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 6 votes
- Psalms 55:1–3 — [To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.] Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not… 4 votes
- Psalms 37:32–40 — The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 4 votes
- Psalms 17:8–9 — Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 4 votes
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- Psalms 118:13 — Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me. 13 votes
- Psalms 140:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the… 10 votes
- Psalms 18:48 — He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast… 6 votes
- 2 Samuel 22:3 — The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my… 4 votes
Psalms 140:5
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
Points to (19)
- Psalms 142:3 — When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they… 7 votes
- Psalms 35:7 — For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. 7 votes
- Jeremiah 18:22 — Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged… 6 votes
- Luke 20:20–23 — And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold… 4 votes
- Jeremiah 18:20 — Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee… 4 votes
- Psalms 123:3–4 — Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 votes
Pointed to from (20)
- Luke 6:45 — A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of… 9 votes
- Psalms 35:7 — For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. 8 votes
- Psalms 31:20 — Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a… 8 votes
- Psalms 142:3 — When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they… 7 votes
Psalms 140:6
I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
Points to (15)
- Psalms 31:14 — But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. 6 votes
- Psalms 16:2 — O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 6 votes
- Psalms 142:5 — I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. 5 votes
- Psalms 119:57 — CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. 5 votes
- Zechariah 13:9 — And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try… 4 votes
- Lamentations 3:24 — The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 3 votes
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- Psalms 143:1 — [A Psalm of David.] Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and… 10 votes
- Psalms 143:10 — Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. 9 votes
- Psalms 31:14 — But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. 6 votes
- Psalms 28:2 — Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. 6 votes
Psalms 140:7
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Points to (16)
- Psalms 62:7 — In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 8 votes
- Psalms 89:26 — He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. 7 votes
- Psalms 18:1–2 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this… 7 votes
- Psalms 62:2 — He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 6 votes
- Deuteronomy 33:27–29 — The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy… 6 votes
- Psalms 144:10 — It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. 5 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Psalms 28:8 — The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. 9 votes
- Exodus 15:2 — The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an… 8 votes
- Psalms 61:3 — For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. 7 votes
- Psalms 144:10 — It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. 6 votes
Psalms 140:8
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Points to (6)
- Psalms 10:2–3 — The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 9 votes
- Psalms 27:12 — Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as… 6 votes
- Job 5:12–13 — He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. 6 votes
- 2 Samuel 15:31 — And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray… 6 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:27 — Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely,… 6 votes
- Psalms 94:20–21 — Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? 5 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Psalms 33:10 — The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. 144 votes
- Psalms 41:2 — The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not… 8 votes
- Psalms 30:1 — [A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.] I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted… 5 votes
- Psalms 27:12 — Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as… 5 votes
Psalms 140:9
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Points to (10)
- Psalms 7:16 — His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. 7 votes
- Proverbs 18:7 — A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. 6 votes
- Proverbs 12:13 — The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. 4 votes
- Psalms 94:23 — And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the… 4 votes
- Proverbs 10:11 — The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 3 votes
- Proverbs 10:6 — Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 3 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Psalms 141:10 — Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. 6 votes
- Proverbs 18:7 — A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. 5 votes
- Psalms 64:8 — So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. 5 votes
- Psalms 10:7 — His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 5 votes
Psalms 140:10
Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Points to (15)
- Psalms 11:6 — Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion… 9 votes
- Psalms 21:9 — Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath,… 7 votes
- Revelation 21:8 — But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and… 4 votes
- Revelation 20:15 — And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. 4 votes
- Revelation 16:8–9 — And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 3 votes
- Matthew 13:50 — And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 3 votes
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- Romans 12:20 — Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap… 7 votes
- Ezekiel 10:2 — And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and… 3 votes
- Psalms 18:13 — The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. 3 votes
- Judges 9:20 — But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let… 3 votes
Psalms 140:11
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Points to (10)
- Psalms 34:21 — Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. 6 votes
- Proverbs 18:21 — Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 5 votes
- Isaiah 3:11 — Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. 4 votes
- Proverbs 17:20 — He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 4 votes
- Proverbs 13:21 — Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. 4 votes
- Proverbs 12:13 — The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. 3 votes
Pointed to from (17)
- James 4:11 — Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother,… 11 votes
- Proverbs 13:21 — Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. 7 votes
- Psalms 140:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the… 7 votes
- Psalms 18:48 — He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast… 6 votes
Psalms 140:12
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
Points to (14)
- Psalms 9:4 — For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. 12 votes
- 1 Kings 8:49 — Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause, 9 votes
- Proverbs 23:10–11 — Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 8 votes
- 1 Kings 8:45 — Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. 8 votes
- Jeremiah 22:16 — He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well not this to know me? saith the LORD. 7 votes
- Matthew 11:5 — The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are… 6 votes
Pointed to from (17)
- Psalms 9:4 — For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. 12 votes
- Proverbs 22:23 — For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 11 votes
- Psalms 109:31 — For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul. 10 votes
- Psalms 82:4 — Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 7 votes
Psalms 140:13
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Points to (12)
- Psalms 16:11 — Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures… 6 votes
- Psalms 11:7 — For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. 6 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 — Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in… 5 votes
- John 17:24 — Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory,… 5 votes
- Isaiah 3:10 — Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 5 votes
- Revelation 7:14–17 — And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great… 4 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Psalms 54:6 — I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good. 9 votes
- Psalms 5:4 — For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 6 votes
- Proverbs 11:20 — They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his… 5 votes