Psalm 140

Save me, O LORD, from evil men;

From vi’lent men protect my way,

For evil schemes are in their hearts,

And war they stir up every day.

Like snakes, their tongues have sharpened tips

With vipers’ poison on their lips.

Keep me, O LORD, from wicked hands;

From men of vi’lence set me free,

For they conspire to trip my feet.

The proud have hidden snares for me;

They spread the meshes of their net,

And on my pathway traps are set.

O LORD, I say, “You are my God.”

LORD, listen to my cry for aid.

O Sovereign LORD, my Saviour strong,

In battle you protect my head.

Refuse the wicked their desire;

To shame them, make their plots misfire.

O LORD, let those who hem me in

Be overwhelmed by their own lies.

May they be thrown into the fire

Or miry pit, and never rise.

May liars find no place to stay,

The violent be swept away.

I know it is the LORD alone

Whose judgment vindicates the poor;

It is the LORD who will uphold

And make the needy’s cause secure.

To you the righteous praise will give;

The upright in your sight will live.