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- Chapter 140 -

Save me, O Lord, from evil men

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Yahweh, rescue me from being attacked by evil men; even more, keep me safe from being attacked by violent people.
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They are always planning to do evil things, and they are always encouraging people to start quarrels.
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By what they say, they injure people as poisonous snakes do.
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Yahweh, protect me from the power of wicked people. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to ruin me.
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It is as though proud people have set a trap for me; it is as though they have spread their nets to catch me; it is as though they have put these things along the road to catch me.
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I say to you, “Yahweh, you are my God. Listen to me while I cry out to you to help me.”
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Yahweh, my Lord, you are the one who strongly defends me; you have protected me during battles as though you had put a helmet on my head.
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Yahweh, do not give to wicked people the things that they desire, and do not allow them to do the evil things that they plan to do.
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Do not allow my enemies to become proud; cause the evil things that they say they will do to me to happen to them instead.
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Cause burning coals to fall on their heads! Cause them to be thrown into deep pits from which they cannot climb out!
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Do not allow those who slander others to succeed; cause evil things to happen to violent men and destroy them!
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Yahweh, I know that you will defend those who are oppressed, and that you will do what is just.
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Righteous people will surely thank you, and they will live in your presence.
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Save me, O Lord, from evil men

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Deliver me, LORD, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:
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those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.
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They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.
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LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.
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The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.
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I said to the LORD, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, LORD.
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LORD, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
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LORD, don’t grant the desires of the wicked. Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.
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As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.
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An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
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I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.
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Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.
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