Psalms 140

¹Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man:

²Which imagine mischiefs in their heart;

³They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent;

⁴Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;

⁵The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords;

⁶I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God:

⁷O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,

⁸Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked:

⁹As for the head of those that compass me about,

¹⁰Let burning coals fall upon them:

¹¹Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth:

¹²I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,

¹³Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: