Psalms Chapter 140 (NIV)
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Psalm 140For the director of music. A psalm of David.Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;protect me from men of violence,
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who devise evil plans in their heartsand stir up war every day.
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They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s;the poison of vipers is on their lips. Selah
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Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;protect me from men of violencewho plan to trip my feet.
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Proud men have hidden a snare for me;they have spread out the cords of their netand have set traps for me along my path. Selah
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O Lord, I say to you, “You are my God.”Hear, O Lord, my cry for mercy.
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O Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,who shields my head in the day of battle—
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do not grant the wicked their desires, O Lord;do not let their plans succeed,or they will become proud. Selah
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Let the heads of those who surround mebe covered with the trouble their lips have caused.
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Let burning coals fall upon them;may they be thrown into the fire,into miry pits, never to rise.
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Let slanderers not be established in the land;may disaster hunt down men of violence.
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I know that the Lord secures justice for the poorand upholds the cause of the needy.
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Surely the righteous will praise your nameand the upright will live before you.
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