Psalms 140
140
Prayer for Deliverance from the Wicked
1For the leader. A psalm of David.
I
2Deliver me, Lord, from the wicked;
preserve me from the violent,#Ps 71:4.
3From those who plan evil in their hearts,
who stir up conflicts every day,
4#Similar metaphors for a wicked tongue are used in Ps 52:2; 55:20; 58:3.Who sharpen their tongue like a serpent,
venom of asps upon their lips.#Ps 64:4; Rom 3:13.
Selah
II
5Keep me, Lord, from the clutches of the wicked;
preserve me from the violent,
who plot to trip me up.#Jer 18:22; Ps 56:7; 57:7.
6#Have set a trap…have spread out ropes for a net: the same figure, of hunters setting traps, occurs in Ps 9:16; 31:5; 35:7; 64:6, cf. Mt 22:15; Lk 11:54.The arrogant have set a trap for me;
they have spread out ropes for a net,
laid snares for me by the wayside.
Selah
7I say to the Lord: You are my God;#Ps 31:15.
listen, Lord, to the words of my pleas.
8Lord, my master, my strong deliverer,
you cover my head on the day of armed conflict.
9Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked one;
do not let his plot succeed.
Selah
III
10Those who surround me raise their heads;
may the mischief they threaten overwhelm them.
11Drop burning coals upon them;#Ps 11:6; 120:4; Gn 19:24.
cast them into the watery pit never more to rise.
12Slanderers will not survive on earth;
evil will hunt down the man of violence to overthrow him.
13For I know the Lord will take up the cause of the needy,
justice for the poor.
14Then the righteous will give thanks to your name;
the upright will dwell in your presence.#Ps 11:7; 16:11; 17:15.
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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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Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.