Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
Quotes around Verses      |
 Psa 140:1 |
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men |
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Psa 140:2 |
Who devise evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars. |
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Psa 140:3 |
They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. [fn]Selah. |
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Psa 140:4 |
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men Who have [fn]purposed to [fn]trip up my feet. |
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Psa 140:5 |
The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the [fn]wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah. |
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Psa 140:6 |
I said to the LORD, "You are my God; Give ear, O LORD, to the voice of my supplications. |
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Psa 140:7 |
"O [fn]GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of [fn]battle. |
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Psa 140:8 |
"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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Psa 140:9 |
"As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them. |
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Psa 140:10 |
"May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into [fn]deep pits from which they cannot rise. |
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Psa 140:11 |
"May a [fn]slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man [fn]speedily." |
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Psa 140:12 |
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor. |
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Psa 140:13 |
Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence. |
NASB Footnotes:
- (140:3) Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- (140:4) Or, devised
- (140:4) Literally: push violently
- (140:5) Literally: track
- (140:7) Hebrew: YHWH, usually rendered LORD
- (140:7) Literally: weapons
- (140:10) Literally: watery
- (140:11) Literally: man of tongue
- (140:11) Literally: thrust upon thrust
