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A Psalm of David. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span>Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. <p class="indent2"> Protect me from men of violence, <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>who devise evil in their hearts <p class="indent2"> and stir up war all day long. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>They sharpen their tongues like snakes; <p class="indent2"> the venom of vipers is on their lips.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="selah"> Selah <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Guard me, O LORD, <p class="indent2"> from the hands of the wicked. <p class="indent1"> Keep me safe from men of violence <p class="indent2"> who scheme to make me stumble. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The proud hide a snare for me; <p class="indent2"> the cords of their net are spread along the path, <p class="indent2"> and lures are set out for me. <p class="selah"> Selah <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” <p class="indent2"> Hear, O LORD, my cry for help. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, <p class="indent2"> You shield my head in the day of battle. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; <p class="indent2"> do not promote their evil plans, <p class="indent2"> lest they be exalted. <p class="selah"> Selah <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>May the heads of those who surround me <p class="indent2"> be covered in the trouble their lips have caused. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>May burning coals fall on them; <p class="indent2"> may they be thrown into the fire, <p class="indent2"> into the miry pits, never to rise again. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>May no slanderer be established in the land; <p class="indent2"> may calamity hunt down the man of violence. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor <p class="indent2"> and defends the cause of the needy. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/140-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Surely the righteous will praise Your name; <p class="indent2"> the upright will dwell in Your presence.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Cited in <a href="../romans/3.htm#13">Romans 3:13</a><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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