NASB — Psalms 140 — KJV

Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

  1 aRescue° me, O LORD°, from evil° men°;
  Preserve° me from bviolent° men°
  2 Who° adevise° evil° things° in [their] hearts°;
  They bcontinually°° stir° up wars°.
  3 They asharpen° their tongues° as a serpent°;
  bPoison° of a viper° is under° their lips°.
      ISelah°.

[1] aPs 17:13; 59:2; 71:4 bPs 18:48; 86:14; 140:11
[2] aPs 7:14; 36:4; 52:2; Pv 6:14; Is 59:4; Ho 7:15 bPs 56:6
[3] ISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude aPs 57:4; 64:3 bPs 58:4; Ro 3:13; Jm 3:8

  4aKeep° me, O LORD°, from the hands° of the wicked°;
  bPreserve° me from violent° men°
  Who° have Ipurposed° to IIctrip° up my feet°.
  5 The proud° have ahidden° a trap° for me, and cords°;
  They have spread° a bnet° by the Iwayside°;
  They have set° csnares° for me.
      Selah°.

[4] IOr devised IILit push violently aPs 71:4 bPs 140:1 cPs 36:11
[5] ILit track aJb 18:9; Ps 35:7; 141:9; 142:3 bPs 31:4; 57:6; Lm 1:13 cPs 141:9; Is 8:14; Am 3:5

  6 ¶ I asaid° to the LORD°, “You are my God°;
  bGive° ear°, O LORD°, to the cvoice° of my supplications°.
  7 “O IGOD° the Lord°, athe strength° of my salvation°,
  You have bcovered° my head° in the day° of IIbattle°.
  8 “Do not grant°, O LORD°, the adesires° of the wicked°;
  Do not promote° bhis [evil] device°, [that] they [not] be exalted°.
      Selah°.

[6] aPs 16:2; 31:14 bPs 143:1 cPs 116:1; 130:2
[7] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD IILit weapons aPs 28:8; 118:14 bPs 144:10
[8] aPs 112:10 bEs 9:25; Ps 10:2, 3

  9 ¶ “As for the head° of those who surround° me,
  May the amischief° of their lips° cover° them.
  10 “May aburning° coals° fall° upon them;
  May they be bcast° into the fire°,
  Into Ideep° pits° from which they ccannot° rise°.
  11 “May a Islanderer°° not be established° in the earth°;
  aMay evil° hunt° the violent° man° IIspeedily°.”

[9] aPs 7:16; Pv 18:7
[10] ILit watery aPs 11:6 bPs 21:9; Mt 3:10 cPs 36:12
[11] ILit man of tongue IILit thrust upon thrust aPs 34:21

  12 ¶ I know° that the LORD° will amaintain° the cause° of the afflicted°
  And bjustice° for the poor°.
  13 Surely° the arighteous° will give° thanks° to Your name°;
  The bupright° will dwell° in Your presence°.

[12] a1K 8:45, 49; Ps 9:4; 18:27; 82:3 bPs 12:5; 35:10
[13] aPs 97:12 bPs 11:7; 16:11; 17:15


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David prayeth to be delivered from Saul and Doeg.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,ºª A Psalmº of David.]]º Deliverºª me, O LORD,º from the evilº man:º² preserveºª me from the violentº man;º² 2 Which² imagineºª mischiefsº in [their] heart;º continuallyº² are they gathered togetherºª [for] war.º 3 They have sharpenedºª their tonguesº like² a serpent;º adders'º poisonº [is] under² their lips.º Selah.º 4 Keepºª me, O LORD,º from the handsº² of the wicked;º preserveºª me from the violent¹ man;º²² who² have purposedºª to overthrowºª my goings.º 5 The proudº have hidºª a snareº for me, and cords;º they have spreadºª a netº by the wayside;ºº they have setºª ginsº for me. Selah.º 6 I saidºª unto the LORD,º Thou² [art] my God:º hearºª the voiceº of my supplications,º O LORD.º 7 O GODº the Lord,º the strengthº of my salvation,º thou hast coveredºª my headº in the dayº of battle.º

[1] Ps 18:48; 43:1; 59:1; 71:4; 140:4, 11; Hab 1:2.
[2] 1S 23:19; 24:11; 26:1; Ps 2:1; 21:11; 36:4; 38:12; 56:6; 62:3; 64:5; 120:7; Pv 12:20; Ho 7:6; Mi 2:1; Na 1:11.
[3] Gn 3:13; Ps 52:2; 57:4; 58:4; 59:7; 64:3; Pv 12:18; 23:32; Is 59:3, 13; Jr 9:3, 5; Mt 12:34; Ro 3:13; 2Co 11:3; Jm 3:6.
[4] Ps 17:5, 8; 36:11; 37:32, 33; 55:1; 71:4; 140:1; Pv 18:5.
[5] Ps 10:4; 17:8; 35:7; 36:11; 57:6; 119:69, 85, 110; 123:3; 141:9; 142:3; Pv 29:5; Jr 18:18, 20, 22; Lk 11:53; 20:20.
[6] Ps 16:2, 5; 27:7; 28:1; 31:14; 55:1; 64:1; 91:2; 119:57; 142:5; Lm 3:24; Zc 13:9.
[7] Dt 33:27; 1S 17:36, 45; 2S 8:6, 14; Ps 18:1, 35; 27:1; 28:7; 59:17; 62:2, 7; 89:26; 95:1; 144:10; Is 12:2.

He prayeth against them.

8 Grantºª not,² O LORD,º the desiresº of the wicked:º furtherºª not² his wicked device;º [lest] they exaltºª themselves. Selah.º 9 [As for] the headº of those that compass me about,º let the mischiefº of their own lipsº coverºª them. 10 Let burning coalsº fallºªªª upon² them: let them be castºª into the fire;º into deep pits,º that they rise² not² up again.¹ª 11 Let not² an evil speakerºº be establishedºª in the earth:º evilº shall huntºª the violentº manº to overthrowº [him].

[8] Dt 32:27; 2S 15:31; Jb 5:12; Ps 27:12; 94:20.
[9] Es 5:14; 7:10; Ps 7:16; 64:8; 94:23; Pv 10:6, 11; 12:13; 18:7; Mt 27:25.
[10] Gn 19:24; Ex 9:23; Ps 11:6; 18:13; 21:9; 55:23; 120:4; Pv 28:10, 17; Dn 3:20; Mt 13:42, 50; Rv 16:8; 20:15; 21:8.
[11] Ps 7:14; 9:16; 12:3; 34:21; Pv 6:17; 12:13; 13:21; 17:20; 18:21; Is 3:11.

He comforteth himself by confidence in God.

12 I knowºª that² the LORDº will maintainºª the causeº of the afflicted,º [and] the rightº of the poor.º 13 Surely² the righteousº shall give thanksºª unto thy name:º the uprightº shall dwellºª² in thy presence.º

[12] 1K 8:45, 49; Ps 9:4; 10:17; 22:24; 72:4, 12; 102:17; Pv 22:22; 23:10; Is 11:4; Jr 22:16; Mt 11:5.
[13] Ps 16:11; 23:6; 32:11; 33:1; 73:24; Is 3:10; Jn 14:3; 17:24; 1Th 4:17; Rv 7:14; 21:24.


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