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Version 0.35.76, 26 August 2024

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Psalms Chapter 140

1aTo the choirmaster.↑

A Psalm of David.

1bDeliver me, O Lord, from the evil man,

And protect me from the man of violence

2Those who have devised evil in their heart.

Every day they convene for wars.

3They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent;

Vipers' venom is under their lips.

Selah.

4Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;

Protect me from the man of violence,

For they have planned to overturn my steps.

5The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords,

They have spread out a net to the side of the path;

They have set snares for me.

Selah.

6I have said to the Lord,

“You are my God.”

Listen, O Lord,

To the utterance of my supplications.

7O Lord my Lord, the strength of my salvation,

You protected my head on the day of battle.

8O Lord, do not grant the wicked man his desires;

Do not further his scheming

By which such men become exalted.

Selah.

9As for the head men of those who surround me,

May the invective of their lips overwhelm them.

10May burning coals tumble down on them,

May he cause them to fall into the fire;

May they not rise from the floods.

11Do not let a slanderer be established in the land,

Nor an evil man of violence.

May he hunt him to destruction.

12 I know that the Lord will defend the interest of the poor

And the justice of the needy.

13Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name,

And the upright will dwell in your presence.

Reference(s) in Chapter 140: v.3 ↔ Romans 3:13.

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