Psalms 140 — NETB

For the music director; a psalm of David.

140Verse 1O Lord, rescue me from wicked men!
Protect me from violent men,
^{Verse 2}who plan ways to harm me.
All day long they stir up conflict.
^{Verse 3}Their tongues wound like a serpent;
a viper’s venom is behind their lips. (Selah)
^{Verse 4}O Lord, shelter me from the power of the wicked!
Protect me from violent men,
who plan to knock me over.
^{Verse 5}Proud men hide a snare for me;
evil men spread a net by the path;
they set traps for me. (Selah)
^{Verse 6}I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
O Lord, pay attention to my plea for mercy!
^{Verse 7}O sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,
you shield my head in the day of battle.
^{Verse 8}O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way!
Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)
^{Verse 9}As for the heads of those who surround me –
may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
^{Verse 10}May he rain down fiery coals upon them!
May he throw them into the fire!
From bottomless pits they will not escape.
^{Verse 11}A slanderer will not endure on the earth;
calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.
^{Verse 12}I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed
and vindicates the poor.
^{Verse 13}Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name;
the morally upright will live in your presence.