Psalm 140 NIV NLT Parallel

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◄ Psalm 140 ►

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1For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,

1O LORD, rescue me from evil people. Protect me from those who are violent,

2who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.

2those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long.

3They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips.

3Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude

4Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.

4O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked. Protect me from those who are violent, for they are plotting against me.

5The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.

5The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude

6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.

6I said to the LORD, “You are my God!” Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy!

7Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.

7O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on the day of battle.

8Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed.

8LORD, do not let evil people have their way. Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud. Interlude

9Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.

9Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me.

10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.

10Let burning coals fall down on their heads. Let them be thrown into the fire or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.

11May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.

11Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.

12I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.

12But I know the LORD will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor.

13Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.

13Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence.