140:2 Rescue me, Adonai, from evil people, protect me from violent people.
140:3 They plan evil things in their hearts — they continually stir up bitter strife.
140:4 They have made their tongues as sharp as a snake’s; viper’s venom is under their lips. (Selah)
140:5 Keep me, Adonai, from the hands of the wicked, protect me from violent people who are trying to trip me up.
140:6 The arrogant hide snares for me; they spread nets by the side of the road, hoping to trap me there. (Selah)
140:7 I said to Adonai, “You are my God; listen, Adonai, to my plea for mercy.”
140:8 Adonai, Adonai, my saving strength, my helmet shielding my head in battle,
140:9 Adonai, don’t grant the wicked their wishes; make their plot fail, so they won’t grow proud. (Selah)
140:10 May the heads of those who surround me be engulfed in the evil they spoke of, themselves.
140:11 May burning coals rain down on them, may they be flung into the fire, flung into deep pits, never to rise again.
140:12 Let slanderers find no place in the land; let the violent and evil be hunted relentlessly.
140:13 I know that Adonai gives justice to the poor and maintains the rights of the needy.
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