OTNT

Ps 140


140:1 For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; protect me from men of violence,

140:2 who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.

140:3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips. Selah

140:4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plan to trip my feet.

140:5 Proud men have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path. Selah

140:6 O LORD, I say to you, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for mercy.

140:7 O Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, who shields my head in the day of battle–

140:8 do not grant the wicked their desires, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah

140:9 Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.

140:10 Let burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.

140:11 Let slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down men of violence.

140:12 I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.

140:13 Surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live before you.

140:1 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from evil men; / From violent men preserve me;

140:2 Who devise evil schemes in their hearts / And continually stir up wars.

140:3 They have sharpened their tongues like that of a serpent; / The poison of adders is under their lips. Selah

140:4 Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; / From violent men preserve me; / Who devise schemes to thrust me down.

140:5 The proud have hidden a trap for me and cords; / They have spread a net by the wayside; / They have set snares for me. Selah

140:6 I said to Jehovah, You are my God; / Give ear, O Jehovah, to the voice of my supplications.

140:7 O Jehovah Lord, strength of my salvation, / You have covered my head in the day of battle.

140:8 O Jehovah, do not grant the desires of the wicked man; / Do not let his evil scheme advance, / Lest he be exalted. Selah

140:9 As for the head of those who surround me, / May the mischief of their own lips cover them.

140:10 May burning coals drop down upon them; / May they be thrown down into the fire, / Into deep pits, never to rise again.

140:11 Let no slanderer be established in the land; / Let evil hunt down the violent man speedily.

140:12 I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted / And justice for the needy.

140:13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; / The upright will dwell in Your presence.