140:1  Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,

140:2  Who plan evil things in their hearts;
They continually gather together for war.

140:3  They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah

140:4  Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.

140:5  The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah

140:6  I said to the LORD: “You are my God;
Hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

140:7  O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head in the day of battle.

140:8  Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further his wicked scheme,
Lest they be exalted. Selah

140:9  “As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;

140:10  Let burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

140:11  Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”

140:12  I know that the LORD will maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.

140:13  Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;
The upright shall dwell in Your presence.