Psalm 140

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁴ Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
    preserve me from violent men,
    who have planned to trip up my feet.
⁵ Arrogant men have hidden a trap for me,
    and with cords they have spread a net,^[a]
    by the wayside they have set snares for me.Selah

⁶ I say to the Lord, Thou art my God;
    give ear to the voice of my supplications, O Lord!
⁷ O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer,
    thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
⁸ Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
    do not further his evil plot!Selah

⁹ Those who surround me lift up their head,^[b]
    let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
¹⁰ Let burning coals fall upon them!
    Let them be cast into pits, no more to rise!
¹¹ Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
    let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!

¹² I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the afflicted,
    and executes justice for the needy.
¹³ Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name;
    the upright shall dwell in thy presence.