The proud have (A)hidden a trap for me, and snares;
They have spread a (B)net at the [a]wayside;
They have set (C)snares for me. Selah

I (D)said to the Lord, “You are my God;
(E)Listen, Lord, to the (F)sound of my pleadings.
[b]God the Lord, (G)the strength of my salvation,
You have (H)covered my head on the day of [c]battle.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:5 Lit track
  2. Psalm 140:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  3. Psalm 140:7 Lit weapons

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