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Psalms
140
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1
[For the choir leader; a psalm by David.] Rescue me from evil people, O LORD. Keep me safe from violent people.
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Psalms
140
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2
They plan evil things in their hearts. They start fights every day.
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Psalms
140
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3
They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's [fang]. Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes. [Selah]
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Psalms
140
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4
Protect me from the hands of wicked people, O LORD. Keep me safe from violent people. They try to trip me.
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Psalms
140
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5
Arrogant people have laid a trap for me. They have spread out a net with ropes. They have set traps for me along the road. [Selah]
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Psalms
140
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6
I said to the LORD, "You are my God." O LORD, open your ears to hear my plea for pity.
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Psalms
140
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7
O LORD Almighty, the strong one who saves me, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
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Psalms
140
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8
O LORD, do not give wicked people what they want. Do not let their evil plans succeed, [or] they will become arrogant. [Selah]
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Psalms
140
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9
Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with their own threats.
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Psalms
140
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10
Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into a pit, never to rise again.
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Psalms
140
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11
Do not let slanderers prosper on earth. Let evil hunt down violent people with one blow after another.
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Psalms
140
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12
I know that the LORD will defend the rights of those who are oppressed and the cause of those who are needy.
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Psalms
140
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13
Indeed, righteous people will give thanks to your name. Decent people will live in your presence.