Psalms 139 — LXXSA

(140) For the end, a Psalm of David.

139Verse 1Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man.
^{Verse 2}Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war.
^{Verse 3}They have sharpened their tongue as the tongue of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Pause.
^{Verse 4}Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
^{Verse 5}The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes for snares for my feet; they set a stumbling block for me near the path. Pause.
^{Verse 6}I said to the Lord, You are my God; listen, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication.
^{Verse 7}O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; you have screened my head in the day of battle.
^{Verse 8}Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner,⁺according to my desire: they have devised mischief against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. Pause.
^{Verse 9}As for the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them.
^{Verse 10}Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and you shall cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up under them.
^{Verse 11}A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction.
^{Verse 12}I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the⁺poor, and the right of the needy ones.
^{Verse 13}Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name: the upright shall dwell in your presence.