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Chapter 140
Psal Noyes 140:1  Deliver me, O LORD! from the evil man, Save me from the man of violence,
Psal Noyes 140:2  Who meditate mischief in their heart, And daily stir up war!
Psal Noyes 140:3  They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of the adder is under their lips. [Pause.]
Psal Noyes 140:4  Defend me, O LORD! from the hands of the wicked, Preserve me from the man of violence, Who have purposed to cause my fall! [Pause.]
Psal Noyes 140:5  The proud have hidden snares and cords for me; They have spread a net by the way-side; They have set traps for me.
Psal Noyes 140:6  I say to Jehovah, Thou art my God; Hear, O Jehovah! the voice of my supplication!
Psal Noyes 140:7  The Lord Jehovah is my saving strength: Thou shelterest my head in the day of battle!
Psal Noyes 140:8  Grant not, O LORD! the desires of the wicked; Let not their devices prosper; Let them not exalt themselves!
Psal Noyes 140:9  As for the heads of those who encompass me, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them!
Psal Noyes 140:10  Let burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, And into deep waters from which they shall not arise!
Psal Noyes 140:11  The slanderer shall not be established upon the earth; Evil shall pursue the violent man to destruction.
Psal Noyes 140:12  I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And the right of the poor.
Psal Noyes 140:13  Yea, the righteous shall praise thy name; The upright shall dwell in thy presence!