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Psalm 140

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies

To the leader. A Psalm of David.
¹ Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers;
   protect me from those who are violent,
² who plan evil things in their minds
   and stir up wars continually.
³ They make their tongue sharp as a snake’s,
   and under their lips is the venom of vipers.
          Selah

⁷ O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer,
   you have covered my head in the day of battle.
⁸ Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
   do not further their evil plot.^*
          Selah

⁹ Those who surround me lift up their heads;^*
   let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!