Psalms 140

140 ¹ Rescue me, my Father, from evil people; from the violent keep me safe, ² who scheme evil in their hearts and stir up wars all day long. ³ They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the venom of vipers is under their lips. Selah

⁴ Guard me, my Father, from the hands of the wicked; keep me safe from the violent, who plan to trip me up. ⁵ The proud have hidden a trap for me; they have spread out the cords of a net; beside the path they have set snares for me. Selah

⁶ I said to my Father, "You are my Father." Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy. ⁷ O Sovereign Father, the strength of my salvation, you have shielded my head on the day of battle. ⁸ Do not grant, my Father, the desires of the wicked; do not let their plot succeed, or they will rise up. Selah

⁹ As for the heads of those who surround me, let the trouble of their own lips overwhelm them. ¹⁰ Let burning coals fall on them; let them be thrown into the fire, into muddy pits, never to rise again. ¹¹ Let no slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man, blow upon blow.

¹² I know that our Father will uphold the cause of the afflicted and bring justice for the needy. ¹³ Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name; the upright will dwell in your presence.