Psalms 140:3-13 ▼

3 They sharpen their tongues like a snake; The venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah

4 Keep me, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Protect me from violent men Who intend to trip up my feet.

5 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and snares; They have spread a net at the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah

6 I said to the LORD, “You are my God; Listen, LORD, to the sound of my pleadings.

7 “GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head on the day of battle.

8 “Do not grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not bring about his evil planning, so that they are not exalted. Selah

9 “As for the head of those who surround me, May the harm of their lips cover them.

10 “May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into bottomless pits from which they cannot rise.

11 “May a slanderer not endure on the earth; May evil hunt a violent person violently.”

12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the poor.

13 Certainly the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence.