Psalms 140
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Psalm 140
For the choir leader; a psalm by David.
1Rescue me from evil people, O Lord.
Keep me safe from violent people.
2They plan evil things in their hearts.
They start fights every day.
3They make their tongues as sharp as a snake’s ⌞fang⌟.
Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes. Selah
4Protect me from the hands of wicked people, O Lord.
Keep me safe from violent people.
They try to trip me.
5Arrogant people have laid a trap for me.
They have spread out a net with ropes.
They have set traps for me along the road. Selah
6I said to the Lord, “You are my God.”
O Lord, open your ears to hear my plea for pity.
7O Lord Almighty, the strong one who saves me,
you have covered my head in the day of battle.
8O Lord, do not give wicked people what they want.
Do not let their evil plans succeed,
⌞or⌟ they will become arrogant. Selah
9Let the heads of those who surround me
be covered with their own threats.
10Let burning coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into a pit, never to rise again.
11Do not let slanderers prosper on earth.
Let evil hunt down violent people with one blow after another.
12I know that the Lord will defend the rights of those who are oppressed
and the cause of those who are needy.
13Indeed, righteous people will give thanks to your name.
Decent people will live in your presence.
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Psalms 140
140
Prayer for Rescue
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
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 clutches of the wicked. # Ps 71:4
Keep me safe from violent men
who plan to make me stumble. # 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
7Lord God, my strong Savior,
You shield my head on the day of battle. # Ps 28:8; 118:14
8Lord, 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, # 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 # Hb obscure hunt down a violent man. # Ps 34:21
12I # 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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