Psalm 140 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men

Psa 140:1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,

Psa 140:2Who plan evil things in their hearts;
They continually gather together for war.

Psa 140:3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah

Psa 140:4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.

Psa 140:5

Psa 140:5The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah

Psa 140:6

Psa 140:6I said to the LORD: “You are my God;
Hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

Psa 140:7

Psa 140:7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head in the day of battle.

Psa 140:8

Psa 140:8Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further his wicked scheme,
Lest they be exalted. Selah

Psa 140:9

Psa 140:9“As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;

Psa 140:10

Psa 140:10Let burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

Psa 140:11

Psa 140:11Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”

Psa 140:12

Psa 140:12I know that the LORD will maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.

Psa 140:13

Psa 140:13Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;
The upright shall dwell in Your presence.

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