Psa 140 | LSB | STEP | For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men; Guard me from violent men

Psalms 140

Psalm 140

Rescue Me, O Yahweh, from Evil Men

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men;
Guard me from violent men
2 Who think up evil things in their hearts;
They continually stir up wars.
3 They sharpen their tongues as a serpent;
Poison of an asp is under their lips. ^{▼▼Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude}Selah.
4 Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked;
Guard me from violent men
Who ^{▼▼Or devised}give thought to ^{▼▼Lit push violently my steps}trip up my steps.
5 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the ^{▼▼Lit track}wayside;
They have set snares for me. Selah.
6 I said to Yahweh, “You are my God;
Give ear, O Yahweh, to the voice of my supplications.
7 “O Yahweh, O Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head in the day of ^{▼▼Lit weapons}battle.
8 “Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked;
Do not promote his evil ^{▼▼Or plan}scheme, that they not be exalted. Selah.
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
May the trouble from their lips cover them.
10 “May burning coals be shaken out upon them;
May He cause them to fall into the fire,
Into ^{▼▼Lit watery}bottomless pits from which they can never rise.
11 “May a ^{▼▼Lit man of tongue}slanderer not be established in the earth;
May evil hunt the violent man ^{▼▼Lit thrust upon thrust}speedily.”
12 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause for the afflicted
And judgment for the needy.
13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The upright will abide in Your presence.