140:2 Deliver me, Lord, from the wicked; preserve me from the violent,
140:3 From those who plan evil in their hearts, who stir up conflicts every day,
140:4 Who sharpen their tongue like a serpent, venom of asps upon their lips. Selah
140:5 Keep me, Lord, from the clutches of the wicked; preserve me from the violent, who plot to trip me up.
140:6 The arrogant have set a trap for me; they have spread out ropes for a net, laid snares for me by the wayside. Selah
140:7 I say to the Lord: You are my God; listen, Lord, to the words of my pleas.
140:8 Lord, my master, my strong deliverer, you cover my head on the day of armed conflict.
140:9 Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked one; do not let his plot succeed. Selah
140:10 Those who surround me raise their heads; may the mischief they threaten overwhelm them.
140:11 Drop burning coals upon them; cast them into the watery pit never more to rise.
140:12 Slanderers will not survive on earth; evil will hunt down the man of violence to overthrow him.
140:13 For I know the Lord will take up the cause of the needy, justice for the poor.
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