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Themes in Psalm 140

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Themes in Psalm 140

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.
Keep me safe from violent men

who plan evil in their hearts.
They stir up wars all day long.

They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.Selah

Protect me, Lord,
from the clutches of the wicked.
Keep me safe from violent men
who plan to make me stumble.

No Themes for this verse.

The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.Selah

Hunting » Fowling
Net » Figurative
Rope » Figurative » Of temptations
Snares laid » General references to

I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.

No Themes for this verse.

Lord God, my strong Savior,
You shield my head on the day of battle.

Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.Selah

No Themes for this verse.

When those who surround me rise up,
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.

No Themes for this verse.

Let hot coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise.

No Themes for this verse.

Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.

No Themes for this verse.

I know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.

Surely the righteous will praise Your name;
the upright will live in Your presence.