Psalm 140

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.