Psa 140 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster . A Psalm of David . Deliver me, O Lord , from evil men ; preserve me from violent men ,

h[See ver. 1 above]

i Ps. 35:7; 141:9; 142:3; Jer. 18:22

j Job 18:8-10

l Ps. 64:5

m Ps. 142:5

n Ps. 28:2; 31:22; 130:2

o Ps. 28:8

p[Ps. 35:25]

r Isa. 14:21

s[Prov. 12:13; 18:7]; See Ps. 7:16

t[Ps. 11:6; 18:13]

u Ps. 9:4

v 1 Kgs. 8:45, 49, 59

w[Ps. 64:10]

x[Ps. 11:7]

Psalms 140

Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 ^aDeliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me from ^bviolent men,
2 who plan evil things in their heart
and ^cstir up wars continually.
3 They make ^dtheir tongue sharp as ^ea serpent’s,
and ^funder their lips is the ^gvenom of asps. Selah
4 Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
preserve me from ^hviolent men,
who have planned to trip up my feet.
5 The arrogant have ⁱhidden a trap for me,
and with cords they have spread ^ja net; ^{▼▼Or they have spread cords as a net}
beside the way they have set ^lsnares for me. Selah
6 ^mI say to the Lord, You are my God;
give ear to ⁿthe voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
7 O Lord, my Lord, ^othe strength of my salvation,
you have covered my head in the day of battle.
8 ^pGrant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
do not further their ^{▼▼Hebrew his} evil plot, or ^rthey will be exalted! Selah
9 As for the head of those who surround me,
let ^sthe mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
10 Let ^tburning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into fire,
into miry pits, no more to rise!
11 Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
12 I know that the Lord will ^umaintain the cause of the afflicted,
and ^vwill execute justice for the needy.
13 Surely ^wthe righteous shall give thanks to your name;
^xthe upright shall dwell in your presence.