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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Psalm 140
140
Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1 #
Ps. 71:4; 119:153, 170 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me from #Ps. 18:48; Prov. 3:31violent men,
2who plan evil things in their heart
and #See Ps. 56:6stir up wars continually.
3They make #[Ps. 52:2] their tongue sharp as #Ps. 58:4 a serpent’s,
and #Ps. 10:7 under their lips is the #Cited Rom. 3:13venom of asps. Selah
4Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
preserve me from #[See ver. 1 above]violent men,
who have planned to trip up my feet.
5The arrogant have #Ps. 35:7; 141:9; 142:3; Jer. 18:22 hidden a trap for me,
and with cords they have spread #Job 18:8-10 a net;#140:5 Or they have spread cords as a net
beside the way they have set #Ps. 64:5snares for me. Selah
6 #
Ps. 142:5 I say to the Lord, You are my God;
give ear to #Ps. 28:2; 31:22; 130:2the voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
7O Lord, my Lord, #Ps. 28:8the strength of my salvation,
you have covered my head in the day of battle.
8 # [Ps. 35:25] Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
do not further their#140:8 Hebrew his evil plot, or #Isa. 14:21they will be exalted! Selah
9As for the head of those who surround me,
let #[Prov. 12:13; 18:7]; See Ps. 7:16the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
10Let #[Ps. 11:6; 18:13]burning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into fire,
into miry pits, no more to rise!
11Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
12I know that the Lord will #Ps. 9:4 maintain the cause of the afflicted,
and #1 Kgs. 8:45, 49, 59will execute justice for the needy.
13Surely #[Ps. 64:10] the righteous shall give thanks to your name;
# [Ps. 11:7] the upright shall dwell in your presence.
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