Psalm 140 — Legacy Standard Bible

Rescue Me, O Yahweh, from Evil Men

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For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

^aRescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men;Guard me from ^bviolent men²Who ^athink up evil things in their hearts;They ^bcontinually stir up wars.³They ^asharpen their tongues as a serpent;^bPoison of an asp is under their lips. ¹ Selah.⁴^aKeep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked;^bGuard me from violent menWho ¹give thought to ²^,^ctrip up my steps.⁵The proud have ^ahidden a trap for me, and cords;They have spread a ^bnet by the ¹wayside;They have set ^csnares for me. Selah.⁶I ^asaid to Yahweh, “You are my God;^bGive ear, O Yahweh, to the ^cvoice of my supplications.⁷“O Yahweh, O Lord, ^athe strength of my salvation,You have ^bcovered my head in the day of ¹battle.⁸“Do not grant, O Yahweh, the ^adesires of the wicked;Do not promote ^bhis evil ¹scheme, that they not be exalted. Selah.⁹“As for the head of those who surround me,May the ^atrouble from their lips cover them.¹⁰“May ^aburning coals be shaken out upon them;May He ^bcause them to fall into the fire,Into ¹bottomless pits from which they ^ccan never rise.¹¹“May a ¹slanderer not be established in the earth;^aMay evil hunt the violent man ²speedily.”¹²I know that Yahweh will ^amaintain the cause for the afflictedAnd ^bjudgment for the needy.¹³Surely the ^arighteous will give thanks to Your name;The ^bupright will abide in Your presence.