Psalms 140:4-13 ▼

4 Keep me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked; preserve me from the violent, who plot to trip me up.

5 The arrogant have set a trap for me; they have spread out ropes for a net, laid snares for me by the wayside. Selah

6 I say to the LORD: You are my God; listen, LORD, to the words of my pleas.

7 LORD, my master, my strong deliverer, you cover my head on the day of armed conflict.

8 LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked one; do not let his plot succeed. Selah

9 Those who surround me raise their heads; may the mischief they threaten overwhelm them.

10 Drop burning coals upon them; cast them into the watery pit never more to rise.

11 Slanderers will not survive on earth; evil will hunt down the man of violence to overthrow him.

12 For I know the LORD will take up the cause of the needy, justice for the poor.

13 Then the righteous will give thanks to your name; the upright will dwell in your presence.