Psalms 140:1 (BSB)
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

Psalms 140:2 (BSB)
who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.

Psalms 140:3 (BSB)
They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah

Psalms 140:4 (BSB)
Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

Psalms 140:5 (BSB)
The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

Psalms 140:6 (BSB)
I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.

Psalms 140:7 (BSB)
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.

Psalms 140:8 (BSB)
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah

Psalms 140:9 (BSB)
May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

Psalms 140:10 (BSB)
May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

Psalms 140:11 (BSB)
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.

Psalms 140:12 (BSB)
I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.

Psalms 140:13 (BSB)
Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
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