Psalms 140:1
To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.
Psalms 140:2
Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble for wars.
Psalms 140:3
They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder is under their lips. Selah.
Psalms 140:4
Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.
Psalms 140:5
The proud hid a snare for me--and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.
Psalms 140:6
I have said to Jehovah, `My God art Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.'
Psalms 140:7
O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.
Psalms 140:8
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.
Psalms 140:9
The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.
Psalms 140:10
They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits--they arise not.
Psalms 140:11
A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence--evil hunteth to overflowing.
Psalms 140:12
I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.
Psalms 140:13
Only--the righteous give thanks to Thy name, The upright do dwell with Thy presence!