Psalm 140
English translation got from website: https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo
- For the conductor, a song of David.
- Rescue me, O Lord, from an evil man from a man of robbery You shall guard me.
- Who plotted evil things in their heart; every day they gather to wage war.
- They whetted their tongue like a serpent; the venom of a spider is under their lips forever.
- Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of a wicked man; from a man of robbery You shall watch me, who plotted to cause my steps to slip.
- Haughty men have concealed a snare for me, and [with] ropes they spread a net beside [my] path; they laid traps for me constantly.
- I said to the Lord, « You are my God. » Hearken, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.
- God, O Lord, the might of my salvation; You shall protect my head on the day of battle.
- O Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let his thoughts succeed, for they are constantly haughty.
- The numbers of those who surround me, may the lies of their lips cover them.
- Let fiery coals descend on them; He will cast them into fire, in wars, so that they will not rise.
- A slanderer will not be established on earth; a man of violence, the evil will trap him with thrust upon thrust.
- I know that the Lord will perform the judgment of a poor man, the cause of the needy.
- But the righteous will thank Your name; the upright will sit before You.