{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":140,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/139","next":"psalms/141","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"1 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"1 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Protect me from men of violence,"}],"h":"Rescue Me from Evil Men","style":"pshdg"},{"v":2,"t":"who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"who devise evil in their hearts"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and stir up war all day long."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah","f":["Cited in Romans 3:13"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They sharpen their tongues like snakes;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the venom of vipers is on their lips."},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Guard me, O LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"from the hands of the wicked."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Keep me safe from men of violence"},{"style":"indent2","t":"who scheme to make me stumble."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The proud hide a snare for me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the cords of their net are spread along the path,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and lures are set out for me."},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"I say to the LORD,“ You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I say to the LORD,“ You are my God.”"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Hear, O LORD, my cry for help."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You shield my head in the day of battle."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, [lest] they be exalted. Selah","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"do not promote their evil plans,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[lest] they be exalted."},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May the heads of those who surround me"},{"style":"indent2","t":"be covered in the trouble their lips have caused."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May burning coals fall on them;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"may they be thrown into the fire,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"into the miry pits, never to rise again."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May no slanderer be established in the land;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"may calamity hunt down the man of violence."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor [and defends] the cause of the needy.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and defends] the cause of the needy."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":13,"t":"Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Surely the righteous will praise Your name;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the upright will dwell in Your presence."}],"style":"indent1"}],"superscription":"For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David."}