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Psalms 140

¹Save me, LORD, from evildoers; keep me safe from violent people.

²They are always plotting evil, always stirring up quarrels.

³Their tongues are like deadly snakes; their words are like a cobra's poison.

⁴Protect me, LORD, from the power of the wicked; keep me safe from violent people who plot my downfall.

⁵The proud have set a trap for me; they have laid their snares, and along the path they have set traps to catch me.

⁶I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Hear my cry for help, LORD!

⁷My Sovereign LORD, my strong defender, you have protected me in battle.

⁸LORD, don't give the wicked what they want; don't let their plots succeed.

⁹Don't let my enemies be victorious; make their threats against me fall back on them.

¹⁰May red-hot coals fall on them; may they be thrown into a pit and never get out.

¹¹May those who accuse others falsely not succeed; may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.

¹²LORD, I know that you defend the cause of the poor and the rights of the needy.

¹³The righteous will praise you indeed; they will live in your presence.