Psa Psalms, psalm Book of Psalms, psalm 140
For the music director. A psalm of David.
Lord, please save me from those who do evil; protect me especially from those who are violent!
Their minds are busy plotting evil things, stirring up trouble all day long.
Their tongues are as sharp as those of snakes; viper's venom is on their lips. Selah.Psa 5:9; Psa 58:4; Rom 3:13
Lord, please keep me from falling into the hands of the wicked; protect me especially from those who are violent, who are plotting my downfall.2Sa 22:3
Proud people have hidden a trap for me—they have strung out a net on the path, they have set snares to catch me. Selah.Psa 64:5; Psa 142:4; Jer 18:22
I told the Lord, “You are my God! Lord, please listen to my cries for help!”
Lord God, my powerful Savior, you covered my head like a helmet140:7. “Like a helmet”: implied. on the day of battle.
God, don't allow the wicked to get what they want—don't let them be successful in what they plan so they don't become proud. Selah.Deu 32:27
May the harm spoken against me by those who surround me fall back on them,140:9. The meaning of the Hebrew is unclear.Psa 7:14
Let burning coals rain down on them! Let them be thrown into the fire, or into bottomless pits, never to rise again.Psa 11:6
Don't let people who slander others live in our land. May disaster strike down violent people.
Yet I know the Lord defends the rights of those who are persecuted, and gives justice to the poor.Psa 9:18
Truly those who live right are thankful for the kind of person you are,140:13. “Kind of person you are”: literally, “your name.” and those who are honest140:13. “Those who are honest”: literally “the upright.” will live in your presence.