Psalms, 140
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0. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1. [For the choirmaster Psalm Of David] Rescue me, Yahweh, from evil men, protect me from violent men,
1. Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
2. whose heart is bent on malice, day after day they harbour strife;
2. who plan evil things in their heart, and stir up wars continually.
3. their tongues as barbed as a serpent's, viper's venom behind their lips.Pause
3. They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the poison of vipers. [Selah]
4. Keep me, Yahweh, from the clutches of the wicked, protect me from violent men, who are bent on making me stumble,laying out snares where I walk,
4. Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
5. in their arrogance hiding pitfall and nooseto trap me as I pass.Pause
5. Arrogant men have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, by the wayside they have set snares for me. [Selah]
6. I said to Yahweh, 'You are my God.' Listen, Yahweh, to the sound of my prayer.
6. I say to the LORD, Thou art my God; give ear to the voice of my supplications, O LORD!
7. Yahweh my Lord, my saving strength, you shield my head when battle comes.
7. O LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
8. Yahweh, do not grant the wicked their wishes, do not let their plots succeed.Pause Do not let my attackers
8. Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further his evil plot! [Selah]
9. prevail, but let them be overwhelmed by their own malice.
9. Those who surround me lift up their head, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
10. May red-hot embers rain down on them, may they be flung into the mire once and for all.
10. Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into pits, no more to rise!
11. May the slanderer find no rest anywhere, may evil hunt down violent men implacably.
11. Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
12. I know that Yahweh will give judgement for the wretched, justice for the needy.
12. I know that the LORD maintains the cause of the afflicted, and executes justice for the needy.
13. The upright shall praise your name, the honest dwell in your presence.
13. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
