the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9
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New American Standard Bible (1995 Edition)
Psalms 140
Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
1 (a)Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from (b)violent men
2 Who (c)devise evil things in their hearts;
They (d)continually stir up wars.
3 They (e)sharpen their tongues as a serpent;
(f)Poison of a viper is under their lips. [a]Selah.
4 (g)Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
(h)Preserve me from violent men
Who have [b]purposed to [c](i)trip up my feet.
5 The proud have (j)hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a (k)net by the [d]wayside;
They have set (l)snares for me. Selah.
6 I (m)said to the Lord, "You are my God;
(n)Give ear, O Lord, to the (o)voice of my supplications.
7 "O [e]God the Lord, (p)the strength of my salvation,
You have (q)covered my head in the day of [f]battle.
8 "Do not grant, O Lord, the (r)desires of the wicked;
Do not promote (s)his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.
9 "As for the head of those who surround me,
May the (t)mischief of their lips cover them.
10 "May (u)burning coals fall upon them;
May they be (v)cast into the fire,
Into [g]deep pits from which they (w)cannot rise.
11 "May a [h]slanderer not be established in the earth;
(x)May evil hunt the violent man [i]speedily."
12 I know that the Lord will (y)maintain the cause of the afflicted
And (z)justice for the poor.
13 Surely the (aa)righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The (ab)upright will dwell in Your presence.
New American Standard Bible (1995 Edition)
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