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David asks rescue from evil men who plan war and set traps, calls for just consequences, and ends confident that the LORD maintains the cause of the afflicted.
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Psalms 140
David asks rescue from evil men who plan war and set traps, calls for just consequences, and ends confident that the LORD maintains the cause of the afflicted.
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1Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me…2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered…3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison…4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;…5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords;…6I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear…7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou…8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further…9As for the head of those that compass me about,…10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast…11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth:…12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of…13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the…