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Psalm 140

New Revised Standard NRS

1 Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers; protect me from those who are violent,

2 who plan evil things in their minds and stir up wars continually.

3 They make their tongue sharp as a snake's, and under their lips is the venom of vipers. (Selah)

4 Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent who have planned my downfall.

5 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)

6 I say to the Lord, "You are my God; give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications."

7 O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot. (Selah)

9 Those who surround me lift up their heads; let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

10 Let burning coals fall on them! Let them be flung into pits, no more to rise!

11 Do not let the slanderer be established in the land; let evil speedily hunt down the violent!

12 I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy, and executes justice for the poor.

13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall 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.