Psalms 140
1Yahweh, rescue me from the wicked; 1 preserve me from violent men. 1
2They plan evil in their hearts; 1 they cause battles every day. 1
3Their tongues wound like serpents; 1 vipers' poison is on their lips. Selah 1
4Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh; 1 preserve me from violent men 1 who plan to knock me over. 1
5The proud have set a trap for me; 1 they have spread a net; 1 they have set a snare for me. Selah 1
6I said to Yahweh, “You are my God; 1 listen to my cries for mercy.” 1
7Yahweh, my Lord, you are powerfully able to save me; 1 you shield my head in the day of battle. 1
8Yahweh, do not grant the desires of the wicked; 1 do not let their plots succeed. Selah 1
9Those who surround me raise their heads; 1 let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 1
10Let burning coals fall on them; 1 throw them into the fire, 1 into bottomless pits, never more to rise. 1
11May men of tongues not be made secure on the earth; 1 may evil hunt down the violent man to strike him dead. 1
12I know that Yahweh will judge in favor of the afflicted, 1 and that he will give justice to the needy. 1
13Surely the righteous people will give thanks to your name; 1 the upright people will live in your presence.