Psalm 140:4-13

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁴ Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
    protect me from the violent
    who have planned my downfall.^(A)
5 The arrogant have hidden a trap for me,
    and with cords they have spread a net,^[a]
    along the road they have set snares for me. Selah^(B)

⁶ I say to the Lord, “You are my God;
    give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.”^(C)
7 O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer,
    you have covered my head in the day of battle.^(D)
8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
    do not further their evil plot.^[b] Selah^(E)

⁹ Those who surround me lift up their heads;^[c]
    let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!^(F)
10 Let burning coals fall on them!
    Let them be flung into pits, no more to rise!^(G)
11 Do not let the slanderer be established in the land;
    let evil speedily hunt down the violent!^(H)

¹² I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy
    and executes justice for the poor.^(I)
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name;
    the upright shall live in your presence.^(J)