Psalms 140 (NET)

Psalms 140:1¹O Lord, rescue me from wicked men. Protect me from violent men,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 18:48Ps 140:4Ps 71:4Hab 1:2-3Ps 140:11Ps 17:13Ps 43:1Ps 59:1-3

Psalms 140:2²who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 36:4Ps 56:6Ps 64:5-6Hos 7:6Mic 2:1-3Nah 1:11Prov 12:20Ps 120:71 Sam 23:19-241 Sam 24:11-12

Psalms 140:3³Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips. (Selah)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 58:42 Cor 11:3Rom 3:13-14Prov 23:32Isa 59:3-5Jas 3:6-8Jer 9:3Jer 9:5Matt 12:34Ps 57:4

Psalms 140:4⁴O Lord, shelter me from the power of the wicked. Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 36:11Ps 17:5Ps 71:4Ps 17:8-9Ps 37:32-40Ps 55:1-3Prov 18:5

Psalms 140:5⁵Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path. They set traps for me. (Selah)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 142:3Ps 35:7Jer 18:22Jer 18:20Luke 20:20-23Ps 119:85Ps 123:3-4Ps 57:6Job 18:9Luke 11:53-54

Psalms 140:6⁶I say to the Lord, “You are my God.” O Lord, pay attention to my plea for mercy.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 16:2Ps 31:14Ps 119:57Ps 142:5Zech 13:9Lam 3:24Ps 116:1Ps 130:2Ps 143:1Ps 16:5-6

Psalms 140:7⁷O Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 62:7Ps 18:1-2Ps 89:26Deut 33:27-29Ps 62:2Ps 144:10Ps 27:1Ps 28:7-8Ps 59:171 Sam 17:45-51

Psalms 140:8⁸O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way. Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack. (Selah)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 10:2-32 Sam 15:31Deut 32:27Job 5:12-13Ps 27:12Ps 94:20-21

Psalms 140:9⁹As for the heads of those who surround me— may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 7:16Prov 18:7Prov 12:13Ps 94:23Esth 7:10Prov 10:11Prov 10:6Ps 64:8Esth 5:14Matt 27:25

Psalms 140:10¹⁰May he rain down fiery coals upon them. May he throw them into the fire. From bottomless pits they will not escape.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 11:6Ps 21:9Rev 20:15Rev 21:8Exod 9:23-24Gen 19:24Matt 13:42Matt 13:50Prov 28:10Prov 28:17

Psalms 140:11¹¹A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 34:21Prov 18:21Isa 3:11Prov 13:21Prov 17:20Prov 12:13Prov 6:17Ps 12:3-4Ps 7:14-16Ps 9:16

Psalms 140:12¹²I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 9:41 Kgs 8:491 Kgs 8:45Prov 23:10-11Jer 22:16Matt 11:5Ps 102:17Ps 35:10Isa 11:4Prov 22:22

Psalms 140:13¹³Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 11:7Ps 16:111 Thess 4:17Isa 3:10John 17:24John 14:3Rev 7:14-17Ps 23:6Ps 32:11-33:1Ps 73:24