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Psalm 140:1

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

DELIVER ME, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men;

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Let not a man of slanderous tongue be established in the earth; let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him [let calamity follow his evildoings].

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent men who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

Arise, O Lord! Confront and forestall them, cast them down! Deliver my life from the wicked by Your sword,

Who delivers me from my enemies; yes, You lift me up above those who rise up against me; You deliver me from the man of violence.

JUDGE and vindicate me, O God; plead and defend my cause against an ungodly nation. O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.