Psalms 140 Recovery Version

PSALM 140

To the choir director. A Psalm of David

Ps 140 :1Deliver me, O Jehovah, from evil men; / From violent men preserve me;

Ps 140 :2Who devise evil schemes in their hearts / And continually stir up wars.

Ps 140 :3They have sharpened their tongues like that of a serpent; / The poison of adders is under their lips. Selah

Ps 140 :4Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; / From violent men preserve me; / Who devise schemes to thrust me down.

Ps 140 :5The proud have hidden a trap for me and cords; / They have spread a net by the wayside; / They have set snares for me. Selah

Ps 140 :6I said to Jehovah, You are my God; / Give ear, O Jehovah, to the voice of my supplications.

Ps 140 :7O Jehovah Lord, strength of my salvation, / You have covered my head in the day of battle.

Ps 140 :8O Jehovah, do not grant the desires of the wicked man; / Do not let his evil scheme advance, / Lest he be exalted. Selah

Ps 140 :9As for the head of those who surround me, / May the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Ps 140 :10May burning coals drop down upon them; / May they be thrown down into the fire, / Into deep pits, never to rise again.

Ps 140 :11Let no slanderer be established in the land; / Let evil hunt down the violent man speedily.

Ps 140 :12I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted / And justice for the needy.

Ps 140 :13Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; / The upright will dwell in Your presence.