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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Psalm 140
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1 A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried out to you, hear me. Attend to my voice, when I cry out to you.
2 Let my prayer be guided like incense in your sight: the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice.
3 O Lord, station a guard over my mouth and a door enclosing my lips.
4 Do not turn aside my heart to words of malice, to making excuses for sins, with men who work iniquity; and I will not communicate, even with the best of them.
5 The just one will correct me with mercy, and he will rebuke me. But do not allow the oil of the sinner to fatten my head. For my prayer will still be toward their good will.
6 Their judges have been engulfed, joined to the rocks. They will hear my words, which have prevailed,
7 as when the lava of the earth has erupted above ground. Our bones have been scattered beside Hell.
8 For Lord, O Lord, my eyes look to you. In you, I have hoped. Do not take away my soul.
9 Protect me from the snare that they have set up for me and from the scandals of those who work iniquity.
10 The sinners will fall into his net. I am alone, until I pass over.
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