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Psalms 140:1-7

1 Rescue me from evil people, LORD! Guard me from violent people

1 Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,

2 who plot evil things in their hearts, who pick fights every single day!

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

3 They sharpen their tongues like a snake's; spider poison is on their lips. Selah

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

4 Protect me from the power of the wicked, LORD! Guard me from violent people who plot to trip me up!

4 Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.

5 Arrogant people have laid a trap for me with ropes. They've spread out a net alongside the road. They've set snares for me. Selah

5 The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.

6 I tell the LORD, "You are my God! Listen to my request for mercy, LORD!"

6 I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.

7 My LORD God, my strong saving help— you've protected my head on the day of battle.

7 Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.