Psalms 140:4-13 ▼

4 Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked; Guard me from violent men Who give thought to trip up my steps.

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

6 I said to Yahweh, “You are my God; Give ear, O Yahweh, to the voice of my supplications.

7 O Yahweh, O Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.

8 Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil scheme, that they not be exalted. Selah.

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

10 May burning coals be shaken out upon them; May He cause them to fall into the fire, Into bottomless pits from which they can never rise.

11 May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily.”

12 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause for the afflicted And judgment for the needy.

13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will abide in Your presence.