Psalm 140:4-6

The Voice

⁴ Keep me from the grip of these cruel men, O Eternal One.
    Shield me from this band of violent men
    whose only intention is to trip me up and undermine all I do.
⁵ Those arrogant people are trying to catch me;
    they’ve laid their trap, hiding a net along my path;
    their traps are set, and I am the prey.

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⁶ “Eternal One,” I said, “You are my one and only God.
    Hear me, O Eternal, hear my humble cry for rescue.