Psalm 140:7-9
Contemporary English Version
7 You have the power to save me,
and you keep me safe
in every battle.
8 Don't let the wicked succeed
in doing what they want,
or else they might never
stop planning evil.
9 They have me surrounded,
but make them the victims
of their own vicious lies.[a]
Footnotes
- 140.8,9 or else … lies: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Psalm 140:7-9
New International Version
7 Sovereign Lord,(A) my strong deliverer,
you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant the wicked(B) their desires, Lord;
do not let their plans succeed.
9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(C)
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