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Psalms • Chapter 140

1 For the choirmaster, a psalm of David. 2 Deliver me, O LORD, from evil man, from violent man save me. 3 Those who think evil thoughts in their heart all day long will be terrified by wars. 4 We have sharpened our tongue like a serpent; the venom of asps is under our lips. Selah. 5 The Lord will keep me from the hands of the wicked, from the man of violence who planned to push me down. 6 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords have spread a net by the side of the path; they have dug a pit for me. Selah. 7 I said to the Lord, "You are my God; listen, O Lord, to my voice of supplication." 8 The LORD is my strength of salvation; He has covered my head in the day of battle. 9 Do not give, O Lord, the desire of the wicked; do not let their plan be established. Selah. 10 The head of the circle will cover his toil of lips. 11 They will fall upon them like coals in the fire; they will be cast down in shudderings; they will not rise. 12 A man of tongue will not be established in the earth; a man of violence will be hunted down. 13 I know that the LORD will execute justice for the poor and judgment for the needy.