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Psalm 140 :: New English Translation (NET)

Psa 140:1

Psa 140:1O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,

Psa 140:2

Psa 140:2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.

Psa 140:3

Psa 140:3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper's venom is behind their lips. (Selah)

Psa 140:4

Psa 140:4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

Psa 140:5

Psa 140:5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)

Psa 140:6

Psa 140:6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy!

Psa 140:7

Psa 140:7O sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.

Psa 140:8

Psa 140:8O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)

Psa 140:9

Psa 140:9As for the heads of those who surround me - may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

Psa 140:10

Psa 140:10May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

Psa 140:11

Psa 140:11A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.

Psa 140:12

Psa 140:12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

Psa 140:13

Psa 140:13Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.
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