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
Protection from the Wicked
1For the music director: a psalm of David.
2Rescue me, Adonai, from the evil man. Protect me from the violent men—
3who devise evil in their heart— every day they stir up wars.
4They sharpen their tongue like a serpent’s —viper’s venom is under their lips. Selah
5Keep me safe, Adonai, from the clutches of the wicked. Protect me from the man of violence who planned to push me off my feet.
6The proud have hidden a trap and cords for me. They spread out a net by the path. They set snares for me. Selah
7I said to Adonai: “You are my God!” Hear, Adonai, the sound of my supplications.
8God my Lord, the strength of my deliverance, You shield my head in the day of battle.
9Grant not, Adonai, the desires of the wicked. Do not let their evil plan succeed, or they will exalt themselves. Selah
10As for the head of those surrounding me, may the mischief of their lips overwhelm them.
11Let burning coals fall upon them. May they be cast into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again.
12May a slanderer not endure in the land. May calamity hunt down a violent man.
13I know Adonai will vindicate the poor, and secure justice for the needy.
14Surely, the righteous ones will praise Your name. The upright will dwell in Your presence.
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