140:1   Save me, LORD, from evildoers; keep me safe from violent people.

140:2   They are always plotting evil, always stirring up quarrels.

140:3   Their tongues are like deadly snakes; their words are like a cobra's poison.

140:4   Protect me, LORD, from the power of the wicked; keep me safe from violent people who plot my downfall.

140:5   The proud have set a trap for me; they have laid their snares, and along the path they have set traps to catch me.

140:6   I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Hear my cry for help, LORD!

140:7   My Sovereign LORD, my strong defender, you have protected me in battle.

140:8   LORD, don't give the wicked what they want; don't let their plots succeed.

140:9   Don't let my enemies be victorious; make their threats against me fall back on them.

140:10   May red-hot coals fall on them; may they be thrown into a pit and never get out.

140:11   May those who accuse others falsely not succeed; may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.

140:12   LORD, I know that you defend the cause of the poor and the rights of the needy.

140:13   The righteous will praise you indeed; they will live in your presence.