Psalms 140:1-8
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Psalm 140
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;
protect me from men of violence,
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who devise evil plans in their hearts
and stir up war every day.
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They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s;
the poison of vipers is on their lips. Selah
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Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
protect me from men of violence
who plan to trip my feet.
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Proud men have hidden a snare for me;
they have spread out the cords of their net
and have set traps for me along my path. Selah
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O Lord, I say to you, “You are my God.”
Hear, O Lord, my cry for mercy.
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O Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,
who shields my head in the day of battle—
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do not grant the wicked their desires, O Lord;
do not let their plans succeed,
or they will become proud. Selah