Psalms Chapter[BR] 140

1 *For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men

2 who plan evil in their hearts. They stir up wars all day long.

3 They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's bite; viper's venom is under their lips. Selah

4 Protect me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.

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5 The proud hide a trap with ropes for me; they spread a net along the path and set snares for me. Selah

6 I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Listen, LORD, to my cry for help.

7 Lord God, my strong Savior, You shield my head on the day of battle.

8 LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. *Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah

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9 As for the heads of those who surround me, let the trouble their lips cause overwhelm *them .

10 Let hot coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never again to rise.

11 Do not let a slanderer stay in the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.

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12 I know that the LORD upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy.

13 Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will live in Your presence.