140:1 [To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.] Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, 140:2 who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. 140:3 They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah 140:4 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet. 140:5 The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah 140:6 I say to the LORD, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O LORD! 140:7 O LORD, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle. 140:8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah 140:9 As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them! 140:10 Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise! 140:11 Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily! 140:12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy. 140:13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.