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# Psalm 140 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
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1. Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
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2. who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually.
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3. They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah
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4. Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
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5. The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah
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6. I say to the LORD, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O LORD!
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7. O LORD, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
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8. Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah
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9. As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
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10. Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise!
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11. Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
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12. I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.
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13. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.
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(ESV)
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