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Psalms 140:1
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To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.
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Psalms 140:2
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Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble [for] wars.
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Psalms 140:3
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They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder [is] under their lips. Selah.
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Psalms 140:4
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Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.
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Psalms 140:5
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The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.
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Psalms 140:6
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I have said to Jehovah, `My God [art] Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.'
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Psalms 140:7
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O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.
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Psalms 140:8
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Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.
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Psalms 140:9
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The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.
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Psalms 140:10
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They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits -- they arise not.
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Psalms 140:11
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A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.
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Psalms 140:12
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I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.
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Psalms 140:13
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Only -- the righteous give thanks to Thy name, The upright do dwell with Thy presence!
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