Psalms 140
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Berean Standard Bible
1I have cried to the, O Lord, hear me: hearken to my voice, when I cry to thee.
1Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
2Let my prayer be directed as incense in thy sight; the lifting up of my hands, as evening sacrifice.
2who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
3Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.
3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
4Incline not my heart to evil words; to make excuses in sins. With men that work iniquity: and I will not communicate with the choicest of them.
4Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
5The just shall correct me in mercy, and shall reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head. For my prayer also shall still be against the things with which they are well pleased:
5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
6Their judges falling upon the rock have been swallowed up. They shall hear my words, for they have prevailed:
6I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
7As when the thickness of the earth is broken up upon the ground: Our bones are scattered by the side of hell.
7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
8But o to thee, O Lord, Lord, are my eyes: in thee have I put my trust, take not away my soul.
8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
9Keep me from the snare, which they have laid for me, and from the stumblingblocks of them that work iniquity.
9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
10The wicked shall fall in his net: I am alone until I pass.
10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
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11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
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12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
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13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
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