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Chapter 140
Psal AFV2020 140:1  To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; keep me from the violent man,
Psal AFV2020 140:2  Those who devise evil things in their hearts; together they always stir up wars.
Psal AFV2020 140:3  They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; the poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.
Psal AFV2020 140:4  O LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man who purposed to overthrow my steps.
Psal AFV2020 140:5  The proud have hidden a snare and a trap for me; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set traps for me. Selah.
Psal AFV2020 140:6  I said to the LORD, "You are my God; O LORD, hear the voice of my supplications.
Psal AFV2020 140:7  O Lord GOD, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
Psal AFV2020 140:8  O LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not further their wicked plots, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Psal AFV2020 140:9  "As for the head of those who surround me, let the evil of their own lips cover them.
Psal AFV2020 140:10  Let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire, into deep pits, so that they do not rise up again.
Psal AFV2020 140:11  Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; let calamity hunt down the violent man with thrust upon thrust."
Psal AFV2020 140:12  I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted and the right of the poor.
Psal AFV2020 140:13  Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto Your name; the upright shall dwell in Your presence.