Psalm 140:1–4

1  yDeliver me, O Lord, from evil men;

preserve me from zviolent men,

2  who plan evil things in their heart

and astir up wars continually.

3  They make btheir tongue sharp as ca serpent’s,

and dunder their lips is the evenom of asps. Selah

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

preserve me from zviolent men,

who have planned to trip up my feet.