Ps 140:1 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men
Ps 140:2 Who devise evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars.
Ps 140:3 They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.
Ps 140:4 ¶ Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men Who have purposed to trip up my feet.
Ps 140:5 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.
Ps 140:6 ¶ I said to the LORD, "You are my God; Give ear, O LORD, to the voice of my supplications.
Ps 140:7 "O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
Ps 140:8 "Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.
Ps 140:9 ¶ "As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them.
Ps 140:10 "May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into deep pits from which they cannot rise.
Ps 140:12 ¶ I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor.
Ps 140:13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence.
Ps 141:1 O LORD, I call upon You; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to You!
Ps 141:2 May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.
Ps 141:3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Ps 141:4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness With men who do iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
Ps 141:5 ¶ Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me; It is oil upon the head; Do not let my head refuse it, For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.
Ps 141:6 Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
Ps 141:7 As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Ps 141:8 ¶ For my eyes are toward You, O GOD, the Lord; In You I take refuge; do not leave me defenseless.