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Psalm 140 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:1 - For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:2 - Who devise evil things in their hearts;
They continually stir up wars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:3 - They sharpen their tongues as a serpent;
Poison of a viper is under their lips. [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:4 - Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men
Who have [fn]purposed to [fn]trip up my feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:5 - The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the [fn]wayside;
They have set snares for me. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:6 - I said to the LORD, “You are my God;
Give ear, O LORD, to the voice of my supplications.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:7 - “O [fn]GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head in the day of [fn]battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:8 - “Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;
Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:9 - “As for the head of those who surround me,
May the mischief of their lips cover them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:10 - “May burning coals fall upon them;
May they be cast into the fire,
Into [fn]deep pits from which they cannot rise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:11 - “May a [fn]slanderer not be established in the earth;
May evil hunt the violent man [fn]speedily.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:12 - I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted
And justice for the poor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:13 - Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The upright will dwell in Your presence.
See the NASB95 Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NASB95 Footnotes
Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
Or, devised
Literally: push violently
Literally: track
Hebrew: YHWH, usually rendered LORD
Literally: weapons
Literally: watery
Literally: man of tongue
Literally: thrust upon thrust
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New American Standard Bible 1995
Copyright (c) 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif.
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For more information on this translation, see the NASB95 Preface.

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Psalm Chapter 140 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras