Psalm 140:4-9

⁴Guard me, O LORD,

from the hands of the wicked.

Keep me safe from men of violence

who scheme to make me stumble.

⁵The proud hide a snare for me;

the cords of their net are spread along the path,

and lures are set out for me.

⁶I say to the LORD, “You are my God.”

Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.

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

You shield my head in the day of battle.

⁸Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;

do not promote their evil plans,

lest they be exalted.

⁹May the heads of those who surround me

be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

— Psalm 140:4-9

(BSB)

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Cross References for Psalm 140:4-9

• Psalm 36:11
• Psalm 10:2-3
• Psalm 142:3
• Psalm 89:26
• Psalm 7:16
• Psalm 35:7
• Psalm 62:7
• Psalm 71:4
• Psalm 18:1-2
• Deuteronomy 32:27

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