Psalm 140:4-6

English Standard Version

⁴Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
    preserve me from ^(A)violent men,
    who have planned to trip up my feet.
⁵The arrogant have ^(B)hidden a trap for me,
    and with cords they have spread ^(C)a net;^[a]
    beside the way they have set ^(D)snares for me. Selah

⁶^(E)I say to the Lord, You are my God;
give ear to ^(F)the voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!

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Psalm 140:5 Or they have spread cords as a net

Psalm 140:4-6

New International Version

⁴Keep me safe,^(A) Lord, from the hands of the wicked;^(B)
    protect me from the violent,
    who devise ways to trip my feet.
⁵The arrogant have hidden a snare^(C) for me;
    they have spread out the cords of their net^(D)
    and have set traps^(E) for me along my path.