nsb - 140

nsb@Psalms:140:1 @ Rescue me from evil people, O Jehovah. Keep me safe from violent people.

nsb@Psalms:140:2 @ They plan evil things in their hearts. They start conflicts every day.

nsb@Psalms:140:3 @ They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's fang. Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes.

nsb@Psalms:140:4 @ Protect me from the hands of wicked people, O Jehovah. Keep me safe from violent people. They try to trip me.

nsb@Psalms:140:5 @ Arrogant people have laid a trap for me. They have spread out a net with ropes. They have set traps for me along the road.

nsb@Psalms:140:6 @ I said to Jehovah: You are my God. O Jehovah, open your ears to hear my plea for pity.

nsb@Psalms:140:7 @ O Lord Jehovah, the strong one who saves me, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

nsb@Psalms:140:8 @ O Jehovah, do not give wicked people what they want. Do not let their evil plans succeed, or they will become arrogant.

nsb@Psalms:140:9 @ Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with their own threats.

nsb@Psalms:140:10 @ Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into a pit, never to rise again.

nsb@Psalms:140:11 @ Do not let slanderers prosper on earth. Let evil hunt down violent people with one blow after another.

nsb@Psalms:140:12 @ I know that Jehovah will defend the rights of those who are oppressed and the cause of those who are needy.

nsb@Psalms:140:13 @ Indeed, righteous people will give thanks to your name. Upright people will live in your presence.

Psalms 140