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