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Psalms 140

1 Save me, Lord, from evildoers; keep me safe from violent people.

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

2 They are always plotting evil, always stirring up quarrels.

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

3 Their tongues are like deadly snakes; their words are like a cobra's poison.

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

4 Protect me, Lord, from the power of the wicked; keep me safe from violent people who plot my downfall.

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

5 The proud have set a trap for me; they have laid their snares, and along the path they have set traps to catch me.

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 say to the Lord, "You are my God." Hear my cry for help, Lord!

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

7 My Sovereign Lord, my strong defender, you have protected me in battle.

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

8 Lord, don't give the wicked what they want; don't let their plots succeed.

8 Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed.

9 Don't let my enemies be victorious; make their threats against me fall back on them.

9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.

10 May red-hot coals fall on them; may they be thrown into a pit and never get out.

10 May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.

11 May those who accuse others falsely not succeed; may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.

11 May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.

12 Lord, I know that you defend the cause of the poor and the rights of the needy.

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

13 The righteous will praise you indeed; they will live in your presence.

13 Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.