| 1 | Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men; |
| 2 | They devise mischiefs in their heart; continually they gather together
and
stir up wars. |
| 3 | They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s; adders’ poison is under their lips.
Selah
[pause, and calmly think of that]! |
| 4 | Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent men who have purposed to thrust aside my steps. |
| 5 | The proud have hidden a snare for me; they have spread cords as a net by the wayside, they have set traps for me.
Selah
[pause, and calmly think of that]! |
| 6 | I said to the Lord, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my supplications, O Lord. |
| 7 | O God the Lord, the Strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. |
| 8 | Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; further not their wicked plot
and
device, lest they exalt themselves.
Selah
[pause, and calmly think of that]! |
| 9 | Those who are fencing me in raise their heads; may the mischief of their own lips
and
the very things they desire for me come upon them. |
| 10 | Let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire, into floods of water
or
deep water pits, from which they shall not rise. |
| 11 | Let not a man of slanderous tongue be established in the earth; let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him [let calamity follow his evildoings]. |
| 12 | I know
and
rest in confidence upon it that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will secure justice for the poor
and
needy [of His believing children]. |
| 13 | Surely the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall give thanks to Your name; the upright shall dwell in Your presence (before Your very face). |
Cross references:
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Psalm 140:3 : Rom. 3:13.
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