Psalms 140 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Deliver me, LORD, from evil people, preserve me from violent men, Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
2 who craft evil plans in their minds, inciting wars every day. who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Interlude They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.
4 Protect me, LORD, from the control of evil people, from violent men who have planned to trip me. Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet. Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.
5 The arrogant have laid a trap for me; they have spread a net with ropes, lining it with snares along the way. Interlude The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.
6 So I say to the LORD, |You are my God; listen to my voice as I plead for mercy, LORD. I say to the LORD, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O LORD! I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.
7 LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer, you have protected my head in the time of battle. O LORD, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle. Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Never grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; never condone their plans so they cannot exalt themselves. Interlude Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed.
9 May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head! As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them! Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
10 May burning coals fall on them; may they be cast into fire, and into miry pits, never to rise again. Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise! May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.
11 Let not the slanderer become established in the land. May evil quickly hunt down the violent man. Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily! May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.
12 I know that the LORD will act on behalf of the tormented, providing justice for the needy. I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy. I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name, while the upright live in your presence. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence. Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.
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