Psalms 140
Open in the reader1Unto the End. A Psalm of Beloved.
2Rescue me, O He-Who-Is, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
3who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
4They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
5Guard me, O He-Who-Is, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
6The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
7I say to He-Who-Is, “You are my God.” Hear, O He-Who-Is, my cry for help.
8O GOD the He-Who-Is, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
9Grant not, O He-Who-Is, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
10May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
11May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
12May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
13I know that He-Who-Is upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
14Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.