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