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Psalms 140:5
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Psalms 140:5
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The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, along the road they have set snares for me. (Selah)
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They make their tongue sharp as a snake's, and under their lips is the venom of vipers. (Selah)
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Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent who have planned my downfall.
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The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, along the road they have set snares for me. (Selah)
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I say to the Lord, "You are my God; give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications."
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O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
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Or [they have spread cords as a net]
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.