Psalms 140

¹TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, Keep me from one of violence.

²Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble for wars.

³They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.

⁴Preserve me, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, Keep me from one of violence, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

⁵The proud hid a snare for me—and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, They have set snares for me. Selah.

⁶I have said to YHWH, “You are my God, Hear, YHWH, the voice of my supplications.”

⁷O YHWH, my Lord, strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of armor.

⁸Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked, Do not bring forth his wicked scheme, They are high. Selah.

⁹The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covers them.

¹⁰They cause burning coals to fall on themselves, He casts them into fire, Into deep pits—they do not arise.

¹¹A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence—evil hunts to overflowing.

¹²I have known that YHWH executes The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.

¹³Surely the righteous give thanks to Your Name, The upright dwell with Your presence!

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