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Psalms 140

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 LORD, don't give the wicked what they want! Don't allow their plans to succeed, or they'll exalt themselves even more! Selah

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

9 Let the heads of the people surrounding me be covered with the trouble their own lips caused!

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

10 Let burning coals fall on them! Let them fall into deep pits and never get out again!

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

11 Let no slanderer be safe in the land. Let calamity hunt down violent people—and quickly!

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

12 I know that the LORD will take up the case of the poor and will do what is right for the needy.

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

13 Yes, the righteous will give thanks to your name, and those who do right will live in your presence.