Psalm 140

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Psalm 140

Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.

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^(A)Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from ^(B)violent men

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Who ^(C)devise evil things in their hearts;
They ^(D)continually stir up wars.

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They ^(E)sharpen their tongues as a serpent;
^(F)Poison of a viper is under their lips. ^(a)Selah.

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^(G)Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
^(H)Preserve me from violent men
Who have ^(b)purposed to ^(c)^(I)trip up my feet.

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The proud have ^(J)hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a ^(K)net by the ^(d)wayside;
They have set ^(L)snares for me. Selah.

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I ^(M)said to the Lord, “You are my God;
^(N)Give ear, O Lord, to the ^(O)voice of my supplications.

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“O ^(e)God the Lord, ^(P)the strength of my salvation,
You have ^(Q)covered my head in the day of ^(f)battle.

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“Do not grant, O Lord, the ^(R)desires of the wicked;
Do not promote ^(S)his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.

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“As for the head of those who surround me,
May the ^(T)mischief of their lips cover them.

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“May ^(U)burning coals fall upon them;
May they be ^(V)cast into the fire,
Into ^(g)deep pits from which they ^(W)cannot rise.

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“May a ^(h)slanderer not be established in the earth;
^(X)May evil hunt the violent man ⁽ⁱ⁾speedily.”

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I know that the Lord will ^(Y)maintain the cause of the afflicted
And ^(Z)justice for the poor.

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Surely the ^(AA)righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The ^(AB)upright will dwell in Your presence.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 140:3: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

b. Psalm 140:4: ['Or ', devised]

c. Psalm 140:4: ['Lit ', push violently]

d. Psalm 140:5: ['Lit ', track]

e. Psalm 140:7: ['Heb ', YHWH, ', usually rendered ', Lord]

f. Psalm 140:7: ['Lit ', weapons]

g. Psalm 140:10: ['Lit ', watery]

h. Psalm 140:11: ['Lit ', man of tongue]

i. Psalm 140:11: ['Lit ', thrust upon thrust]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 140:1: Psalm 17:13; Psalm 59:2; Psalm 71:4

B. Psalm 140:1: Psalm 18:48; Psalm 86:14; Psalm 140:11

C. Psalm 140:2: Psalm 7:14; Psalm 36:4; Psalm 52:2; Proverbs 6:14; Isaiah 59:4; Hosea 7:15

D. Psalm 140:2: Psalm 56:6

E. Psalm 140:3: Psalm 57:4; Psalm 64:3

F. Psalm 140:3: Psalm 58:4; Romans 3:13; James 3:8

G. Psalm 140:4: Psalm 71:4

H. Psalm 140:4: Psalm 140:1

I. Psalm 140:4: Psalm 36:11

J. Psalm 140:5: Job 18:9; Psalm 35:7; Psalm 141:9; Psalm 142:3

K. Psalm 140:5: Psalm 31:4; Psalm 57:6; Lamentations 1:13

L. Psalm 140:5: Psalm 141:9; Isaiah 8:14; Amos 3:5

M. Psalm 140:6: Psalm 16:2; Psalm 31:14

N. Psalm 140:6: Psalm 143:1

O. Psalm 140:6: Psalm 116:1; Psalm 130:2

P. Psalm 140:7: Psalm 28:8; Psalm 118:14

Q. Psalm 140:7: Psalm 144:10

R. Psalm 140:8: Psalm 112:10

S. Psalm 140:8: Esther 9:25; Psalm 10:2; Psalm 10:3

T. Psalm 140:9: Psalm 7:16; Proverbs 18:7

U. Psalm 140:10: Psalm 11:6

V. Psalm 140:10: Psalm 21:9; Matthew 3:10

W. Psalm 140:10: Psalm 36:12

X. Psalm 140:11: Psalm 34:21

Y. Psalm 140:12: Psalm 9:4; Psalm 18:27; Psalm 82:3

Z. Psalm 140:12: Psalm 12:5; Psalm 35:10

AA. Psalm 140:13: Psalm 97:12

AB. Psalm 140:13: Psalm 11:7; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 17:15