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Psalm 140 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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PSALM 140
Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1 Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men;
​​Preserve me from violent men,
2 ​​Who plan evil things in their hearts;
​​They continually gather together for war.
3 ​​They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
​​The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
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4 ​​Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
​​Preserve me from violent men,
​​Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
5 ​​The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords;
​​They have spread a net by the wayside;
​​They have set traps for me. Selah
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6 ​​I said to the LORD: “You are my God;
​​Hear 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 ​​Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;
​​Do not further his wicked scheme,
​​Lest they be exalted. Selah
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9 ​​“As for the head of those who surround me,
​​Let the evil of their lips cover them;
10 ​​Let burning coals fall upon them;
​​Let them be cast into the fire,
​​Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11 ​​Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
​​Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
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12 ​​I know that the LORD will maintain
​​The cause of the afflicted,
​​And justice for the poor.
13 ​​Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;
​​The upright shall dwell in Your presence.
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