Psalms 140
140
A Prayer for Protection#Ps 140 Hebrew title: A psalm by David.
1Save me, LORD, from evildoers;
keep me safe from violent people.
2They are always plotting evil,
always stirring up quarrels.
3 #
Rom 3.13
Their tongues are like deadly snakes;
their words are like a cobra's poison.
4Protect me, LORD, from the power of the wicked;
keep me safe from violent people
who plot my downfall.
5The proud have set a trap for me;
they have laid their snares
and along the path they have set traps to catch me.
6I say to the LORD, “You are my God.”
Hear my cry for help, LORD!
7My Sovereign LORD, my strong defender,
you have protected me in battle.
8 LORD, don't give the wicked what they want;
don't let their plots succeed.
9Don't let my enemies be victorious;#140.9 Probable text Don't let my enemies be victorious; Hebrew unclear.
make their threats against me fall back on them.
10May red-hot coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into a pit and never get out.
11May those who accuse others falsely not succeed;
may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.
12 LORD, I know that you defend the cause of the poor
and the rights of the needy.
13The righteous will praise you indeed;
they will live in your presence.
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Psalms 140
140
Psalm 140
Prayer for Rescue
For the choir director. A psalm of David.
1Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.
Keep me safe from violent men#Ps 18:48; 71:4
2who plan evil in their hearts.
They stir up wars all day long.#Ps 36:4; 56:6; Pr 6:14
3They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.#Ps 58:4; Rm 3:13; Jms 3:8Selah
4Protect me, Lord,
from the power of the wicked.#Ps 71:4
Keep me safe from violent men
who plan to make me stumble.#140:4 Lit to trip up my steps#Ps 36:11
5The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.#Ps 35:7; 141:9; 142:3Selah
6I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.#Ps 31:14; 130:2
7 Lord, my Lord, my strong Savior,
you shield my head on the day of battle.#Ps 28:8; 118:14
8 Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.#Ps 10:2–3Selah
9When those who surround me rise up,#140:9 Lit Head of those who surround me
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.#Ps 7:16; Pr 18:7
10Let hot coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise.#Ps 11:6; 36:12
11Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly#140:11 Hb obscure hunt down a violent man.#Ps 34:21
12I#140:12 Alt Hb tradition reads You know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.#1Kg 8:45,49; Ps 9:4; 82:3
13Surely the righteous will praise your name;
the upright will live in your presence.#Ps 11:7; 64:10
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