Psalms 140 - Amplified Bible(AMP)

Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;

Protect me from violent men.

2They devise evil things in their hearts;

They continually stir up wars.

3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s;

Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.

4¶Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;

Protect me from violent men

Who intend to trip up my steps.

5The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;

They have spread a net by the wayside;

They have set traps for me. Selah.

6¶I said to the Lord, “You are my God;

Listen to the voice of my supplications, O Lord.

7“O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,

You have covered my head in the day of battle.

8“Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;

Do not further their evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.

9¶“Those who surround me raise their heads;

May the mischief of their own lips come upon them.

10“Let burning coals fall upon them;

Let them be thrown into the fire,

Into deep pits from which they cannot rise.

11“Do not let a slanderer be established in the earth;

Let evil quickly hunt the violent man.”

12¶I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,

And justice for the poor.

13Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name;

The upright will dwell in Your presence.