Psa Psalms, psalm Book of Psalms, psalm 140
Rescue Me from Evil Men
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men.
Protect me from men of violence,
who devise evil in their hearts
and stir up war all day long.
They sharpen their tongues like snakes;
the venom of vipers is on their lips.140:3 Cited in Romans 3:13
SelahPsa 5:9; Psa 58:4; Rom 3:13
Guard me, O LORD,
from the hands of the wicked.
Keep me safe from men of violence
who scheme to make me stumble.2Sa 22:3
The proud hide a snare for me;
the cords of their net are spread along the path,
and lures are set out for me.
SelahPsa 64:5; Psa 142:4; Jer 18:22
I say to the LORD, “You are my God.”
Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You shield my head in the day of battle.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;
do not promote their evil plans,
lest they be exalted.
SelahDeu 32:27
May the heads of those who surround me
be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.Psa 7:14
May burning coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into the fire,
into the miry pits, never to rise again.Psa 11:6
May no slanderer be established in the land;
may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor
and defends the cause of the needy.Psa 9:18
Surely the righteous will praise Your name;
the upright will dwell in Your presence.