Psalm 140
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1 Deliver me, LORD, from evil people, preserve me from violent men,1For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,
2who craft evil plans in their minds, inciting wars every day. 2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.
3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Interlude3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper's venom is behind their lips. (Selah)
4Protect me, LORD, from the control of evil people, from violent men who have planned to trip me.4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.
5The arrogant have laid a trap for me; they have spread a net with ropes, lining it with snares along the way. Interlude5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)
6So I say to the LORD, "You are my God; listen to my voice as I plead for mercy, LORD.6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy!
7LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer, you have protected my head in the time of battle.7O sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
8Never grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; never condone their plans so they cannot exalt themselves. Interlude8O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)
9May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head!9As for the heads of those who surround me--may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
10May burning coals fall on them; may they be cast into fire, and into miry pits, never to rise again.10May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.
11Let not the slanderer become established in the land. May evil quickly hunt down the violent man.11A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.
12I know that the LORD will act on behalf of the tormented, providing justice for the needy.12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.
13Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name, while the upright live in your presence.13Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.
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