140:0 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
140:1 Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
140:2 who plan evil things in their heart, and stir up wars continually.
140:3 They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the poison of vipers. [Selah]
140:4 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
140:5 Arrogant men have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, by the wayside they have set snares for me. [Selah]
140:6 I say to the LORD, Thou art my God; give ear to the voice of my supplications, O LORD!
140:7 O LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
140:8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further his evil plot! [Selah]
140:9 Those who surround me lift up their head, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
140:10 Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into pits, no more to rise!
140:11 Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
140:12 I know that the LORD maintains the cause of the afflicted, and executes justice for the needy.
140:13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
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