Psalms - Chapter 140 | Good News Translation

  • 1. Save me, LORD, from evildoers; keep me safe from violent people.
  • 2. They are always plotting evil, always stirring up quarrels.
  • 3. Their tongues are like deadly snakes; their words are like a cobra's poison.
  • 4. Protect me, LORD, from the power of the wicked; keep me safe from violent people who plot my downfall.
  • 5. The proud have set a trap for me; they have laid their snares, and along the path they have set traps to catch me.
  • 6. I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Hear my cry for help, LORD!
  • 7. My Sovereign LORD, my strong defender, you have protected me in battle.
  • 8. LORD, don't give the wicked what they want; don't let their plots succeed.
  • 9. Don't let my enemies be victorious; make their threats against me fall back on them.
  • 10. May red-hot coals fall on them; may they be thrown into a pit and never get out.
  • 11. May those who accuse others falsely not succeed; may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.
  • 12. LORD, I know that you defend the cause of the poor and the rights of the needy.
  • 13. The righteous will praise you indeed; they will live in your presence.
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