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Psalms, Psalm 140

¹ Preserve me from violent men	1 Psa 17:13 Psa 59:2 Psa 71:4 Psa 18:48 Psa 86:14 Psa 140:11
² Who devise evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars.	2 Psa 7:14 Psa 36:4 Psa 52:2 Pro 6:14 Isa 59:4 Hos 7:15 Psa 56:6
³ Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men;	3 Psa 57:4 Psa 64:3 Psa 58:4 Rom 3:13 Jam 3:8
³ They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips.^aSelah.
⁴ Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men Who have^b Or devisedpurposed to^c Lit push violentlytrip up my feet.	4 Psa 71:4 Psa 140:1 Psa 36:11
⁵ The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the^d Lit trackwayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.	5 Job 18:9 Psa 35:7 Psa 141:9 Psa 142:3 Psa 31:4 Psa 57:6 Ljr 1:13 Psa 141:9 Isa 8:14 Amo 3:5
⁶ I said to the LORD, “You are my God; Give ear, O LORD, to the voice of my supplications.	6 Psa 16:2 Psa 31:14 Psa 143:1 Psa 116:1 Psa 130:2
⁷ “O^e Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of^f Lit weaponsbattle.	7 Psa 28:8 Psa 118:14 Psa 144:10
⁸ “Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.	8 Psa 112:10 Est 9:25 Psa 10:2 Psa 10:3
⁹ “As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them.	9 Psa 7:16 Pro 18:7
¹⁰ “May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into^g Lit waterydeep pits from which they cannot rise.	10 Psa 11:6 Psa 21:9 Mat 3:10 Psa 36:12
¹¹ “May a^h Lit man of tongueslanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent manⁱ Lit thrust upon thrustspeedily.”	11 Psa 34:21
¹² I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor.	12 Ki1 8:45 Ki1 8:49 Psa 9:4 Psa 18:27 Psa 82:3 Psa 12:5 Psa 35:10
¹³ Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence.	13 Psa 97:12 Psa 11:7 Psa 16:11 Psa 17:15


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