Psalm 140 NIV HCSB Parallel

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◄ Psalm 140 ►

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1For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,

1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men

2who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.

2who plan evil in their hearts. They stir up wars all day long.

3They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips.

3They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's bite; viper's venom is under their lips. Selah

4Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.

4Protect me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.

5The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.

5The proud hide a trap with ropes for me; they spread a net along the path and set snares for me. Selah

6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.

6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Listen, LORD, to my cry for help.

7Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.

7Lord GOD, my strong Savior, You shield my head on the day of battle.

8Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed.

8 LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah

9Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.

9When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.

10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.

10Let hot coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never again to rise.

11May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.

11Do not let a slanderer stay in the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.

12I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.

12I know that the LORD upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy.

13Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.

13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will live in Your presence.