Psalms 140 : 1 (ESV)
TO THE CHOIRMASTER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
Psalms 140 : 2 (ESV)
who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually.
Psalms 140 : 3 (ESV)
They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah
Psalms 140 : 4 (ESV)
Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
Psalms 140 : 5 (ESV)
The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah
Psalms 140 : 6 (ESV)
I say to the LORD, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O LORD!
Psalms 140 : 7 (ESV)
O LORD, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
Psalms 140 : 8 (ESV)
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot or they will be exalted! Selah
Psalms 140 : 9 (ESV)
As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
Psalms 140 : 10 (ESV)
Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise!
Psalms 140 : 11 (ESV)
Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
Psalms 140 : 12 (ESV)
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.
Psalms 140 : 13 (ESV)
Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.
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