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Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. |
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| Psalm 140:1 |
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Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me
from violent men |
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| Psalm 140:2 |
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Who devise evil things in their hearts; They
continually stir up wars. |
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| Psalm 140:3 |
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They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison
of a viper is under their lips. Selah. |
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| Psalm 140:4 |
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Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men Who have purposed to trip up my feet. |
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| Psalm 140:5 |
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The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah. |
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| Psalm 140:6 |
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I said to the LORD, "You are my God; Give ear,
O LORD, to the voice of my supplications. |
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| Psalm 140:7 |
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"O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head in the day of battle. |
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| Psalm 140:8 |
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"Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;
Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah. |
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| Psalm 140:9 |
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"As for the head of those who surround me, May
the mischief of their lips cover them. |
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| Psalm 140:10 |
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"May burning coals fall upon them; May they
be cast into the fire, Into deep pits from which they cannot rise. |
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| Psalm 140:11 |
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"May a slanderer not be established in the earth;
May evil hunt the violent man speedily." |
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| Psalm 140:12 |
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I know that the LORD will maintain the cause
of the afflicted And justice for the poor. |
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| Psalm 140:13 |
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Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your
name; The upright will dwell in Your presence. |
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