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Psalms 140
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
Deliver me, LORD, from evil men.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
those who devise mischief in their hearts.
who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent.
They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips (note: Cited in Romans 3:13). Selah
LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked.
Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
The proud have hidden a snare for me,
The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
I said to the LORD, “You are my God.”
I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
LORD, the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
LORD, don’t grant the desires of the wicked.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
As for the head of those who surround me,
May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
Let burning coals fall on them.
May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth.
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name.
Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.