Psalm 140:1-Psalm 141:1 - Prayer For Rescue

¹ For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.
Keep me safe from violent men
² who plan evil in their hearts.
They stir up wars all day long.
³ They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.Selah

⁴ Protect me, Lord,
from the clutches of the wicked.
Keep me safe from violent men
who plan to make me stumble.
⁵ The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.Selah

⁶ I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.
⁷ Lord God, my strong Savior,
You shield my head on the day of battle.
⁸ Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.Selah

⁹ When those who surround me rise up,
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.
¹⁰ Let hot coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise.
¹¹ Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.

¹² I know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.
¹³ Surely the righteous will praise Your name;
the upright will live in Your presence.

¹ A Davidic psalm.Lord, I call on You; hurry to help me.
Listen to my voice when I call on You.