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Psalm 140
New International Version

### Psalm 140[a]

#### For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 Rescue me,(A)Lord, from evildoers;
protect me from the violent,(B)
2 who devise evil plans(C)in their hearts
and stir up war(D)every day.
3 They make their tongues as sharp as(E)a serpent’s;
the poison of vipers(F)is on their lips.[b]

4 Keep me safe,(G)Lord, from the hands of the wicked;(H)
protect me from the violent,
who devise ways to trip my feet.
5 The arrogant have hidden a snare(I)for me;
they have spread out the cords of their net(J)
and have set traps(K)for me along my path.

6 I say to theLord, “You are my God.”(L)
Hear,Lord, my cry for mercy.(M)
7 SovereignLord,(N)my strong deliverer,
you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant the wicked(O)their desires,Lord;
do not let their plans succeed.

9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(P)
10 May burning coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into the fire,(Q)
into miry pits, never to rise.
11 May slanderers not be established in the land;
may disaster hunt down the violent.(R)

12 I know that theLordsecures justice for the poor(S)
and upholds the cause(T)of the needy.(U)
13 Surely the righteous will praise your name,(V)
and the upright will live(W)in your presence.(X)

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 140:1 In Hebrew texts 140:1-13 is numbered 140:2-14.
2. Psalm 140:3 The Hebrew hasSelah(a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 140:1:Ps 17:13; S 25:20; 59:2; 71:4; 142:6; 143:9
2. Psalm 140:1:ver 11; Ps 86:14
3. Psalm 140:2:Ps 36:4; 52:2; Pr 6:14; 16:27; Isa 59:4; Hos 7:15
4. Psalm 140:2:S Ps 68:30
5. Psalm 140:3:Ps 57:4
6. Psalm 140:3:Ps 58:4; Ro 3:13*; Jas 3:8
7. Psalm 140:4:Ps 141:9
8. Psalm 140:4:S Ps 36:11
9. Psalm 140:5:S Job 34:30; S Ps 119:110
10. Psalm 140:5:S Job 18:8
11. Psalm 140:5:Job 18:9; Ps 31:4; S 38:12
12. Psalm 140:6:S Ps 16:2
13. Psalm 140:6:S Ps 28:2, 6
14. Psalm 140:7:Ps 68:20
15. Psalm 140:8:Ps 10:2-3; S 66:7
16. Psalm 140:9:Pr 18:7
17. Psalm 140:10:Ps 11:6; 21:9; S Mt 3:10; Lk 12:49; Rev 20:15
18. Psalm 140:11:S Ps 34:21
19. Psalm 140:12:S Ps 82:3
20. Psalm 140:12:S 1Ki 8:45
21. Psalm 140:12:S Ps 35:10
22. Psalm 140:13:S Ps 138:2
23. Psalm 140:13:S Ps 11:7
24. Psalm 140:13:Ps 16:11

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