Psalm 140: Eripe me, Domine

Deliver me, O LORD, from evildoers; *

protect me from the violent,

Who devise evil in their hearts *

and stir up strife all day long.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; *

adder's poison is under their lips.

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; *

protect me from the violent,

who are determined to trip me up.

The proud have hidden a snare for me

and stretched out a net of cords; *

they have set traps for me along the path.

I have said to the LORD, "You are my God; *

listen, O LORD, to my supplication.

O Lord GOD, the strength of my salvation, *

you have covered my head in the day of battle.

Do not grant the desires of the wicked, O LORD, *

nor let their evil plans prosper.

Let not those who surround me lift up their heads; *

let the evil of their lips overwhelm them.

Let hot burning coals fall upon them; *

let them be cast into the mire, never to rise up again."

A slanderer shall not be established on the earth, *

and evil shall hunt down the lawless.

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the poor *

and render justice to the needy.

Surely, the righteous will give thanks to your Name, *

and the upright shall continue in your sight.