Psalms 140
140
A Prayer for Protection
For the Pure and Shining One
King David’s poetic song
1Lord, protect me from this evil one!
Rescue me from these violent schemes!
2He concocts his secret strategy to divide and harm others,
stirring up trouble one against another.
3They are known for their sharp rhetoric
of poisonous, hateful words.
Pause in his presence
4Keep me safe, Lord, out of reach from these wicked and violent men,
and guard me, God, for they have plotted an evil scheme
to ruin me and bring me down.
5They are proud and insolent; they’ve set an ambush for me in secret.
They are determined to snare me in their net like captured prey.
Pause in his presence
6-7O Lord, you are my God and my saving strength!
My Hero-God, you wrap yourself around me to protect me.
For I’m surrounded by your presence in my day of battle.
Lord Yahweh, hear my cry.
May my voice move your heart to show me mercy.
8Don’t let the wicked triumph over me,
but bring down their every strategy to subdue me
or they will become even more arrogant!
Pause in his presence
9Those who surround me are nothing but proud troublemakers.
May they drink the poison of their own poisonous words.
10-11May their slanderous lives never prosper!
Let evil itself hunt them down and pursue them relentlessly
until they are thrown into fiery pits
from which they will never get out!
Let burning coals of hellfire fall upon their heads!
12For I know, Lord, that you will be the hero
of all those they persecute,
and you will secure justice for the poor.
13Your godly ones will thank you no matter what happens.
For they choose and cherish your presence
above everything else!
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140
Prayer for Rescue
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.
Keep me safe from violent men # Ps 18:48; 71:4
2who plan evil in their hearts.
They stir up wars all day long. # Ps 36:4; 56:6; Pr 6:14
3They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips. # Ps 58:4; Rm 3:13; Jms 3:8Selah
4Protect me, Lord,
from the clutches of the wicked. # Ps 71:4
Keep me safe from violent men
who plan to make me stumble. # Lit to trip up my steps # Ps 36:11
5The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me. # Ps 35:7; 141:9; 142:3Selah
6I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Listen, Lord, to my cry for help. # Ps 31:14; 130:2
7Lord God, my strong Savior,
You shield my head on the day of battle. # Ps 28:8; 118:14
8Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud. # Ps 10:2-3Selah
9When those who surround me rise up, # Lit Head of those who surround me
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them. # Ps 7:16; Pr 18:7
10Let hot coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise. # Ps 11:6; 36:12
11Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly # Hb obscure hunt down a violent man. # Ps 34:21
12I # Alt Hb tradition reads You know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy. # 1Kg 8:45,49; Ps 9:4; 82:3
13Surely the righteous will praise Your name;
the upright will live in Your presence. # Ps 11:7; 64:10
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