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Psalms 140

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 For the leader. A psalm of David: Rescue me, ADONAI, from evil people, protect me from violent people.

2 They plan evil things in their hearts they continually stir up bitter strife.

3 They have made their tongues as sharp as a snake's; viper's venom is under their lips. (Selah)

4 Keep me, ADONAI, from the hands of the wicked, protect me from violent people who are trying to trip me up.

5 The arrogant hide snares for me; they spread nets by the side of the road, hoping to trap me there. (Selah)

6 I said to ADONAI, "You are my God; listen, ADONAI, to my plea for mercy."

7 ADONAI, Adonai, my saving strength, my helmet shielding my head in battle,

8 ADONAI, don't grant the wicked their wishes; make their plot fail, so they won't grow proud. (Selah)

9 May the heads of those who surround me be engulfed in the evil they spoke of, themselves.

10 May burning coals rain down on them, may they be flung into the fire, flung into deep pits, never to rise again.

11 Let slanderers find no place in the land; let the violent and evil be hunted relentlessly.

12 I know that ADONAI gives justice to the poor and maintains the rights of the needy.

13 The righteous will surely give thanks to your name; the upright will live in your presence.

The Message Bible MSG

1 God, get me out of here, away from this evil; protect me from these vicious people.

2 All they do is think up new ways to be bad; they spend their days plotting war games.

3 They practice the sharp rhetoric of hate and hurt, speak venomous words that maim and kill.

4 God, keep me out of the clutch of these wicked ones, protect me from these vicious people;

5 Stuffed with self-importance, they plot ways to trip me up, determined to bring me down. These crooks invent traps to catch me and do their best to incriminate me.

6 I prayed, "God, you're my God! Listen, God! Mercy!

7 God, my Lord, Strong Savior, protect me when the fighting breaks out!

8 Don't let the wicked have their way, God, don't give them an inch!"

9 These troublemakers all around me - let them drown in their own verbal poison.

10 Let God pile hellfire on them, let him bury them alive in crevasses!

11 These loudmouths - don't let them be taken seriously; These savages - let the Devil hunt them down!

12 I know that you, God, are on the side of victims, that you care for the rights of the poor.

13 And I know that the righteous personally thank you, that good people are secure in your presence.