Psalm 140

Prayer for Rescue

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.
Keep me safe from violent men(A)

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Psalm 140[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Rescue me,(A) Lord, from evildoers;
    protect me from the violent,(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:1 In Hebrew texts 140:1-13 is numbered 140:2-14.

Protect me, Lord,
from the clutches of the wicked.(A)
Keep me safe from violent men
who plan to make me stumble.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:4 Lit to trip up my steps

Keep me safe,(A) Lord, from the hands of the wicked;(B)
    protect me from the violent,
    who devise ways to trip my feet.

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