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Through My Bible Yr 02 – December 20Psalm 140 – 141LISTEN HERE###### Through My Bible – December 20

Psalm 140 – 141 (EHV)
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Psalm 140Rescue Me From Evil MenHeadingFor the choir director. A psalm by David.Plea for Deliverance1 Keep me safe, Lord, from the evil man.
Protect me from the violent man,
2 who plans evil in his heart.
Every day they gather for battle.
3 They sharpen their tongues like a snake. Interlude
The poison of vipers is under their lips.
4 Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked.
Protect me from the violent man, who plans to trip my feet.
5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, and ropes. [1]
They have spread out a net along my route. Interlude
They have set traps for me.

Confidence6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Hear, O Lord, the sound of my cry for mercy.
7 O Lord, my Lord, the strength of my salvation,
you cover my head on the day for weapons.
8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked.
Do not let their scheme succeed when they rise up. [2] Interlude

Plea for Justice9 May the trouble caused by their lips
fall on the heads of those who surround me.
10 Let burning coals fall on them.
Cause them to fall into the fire,
or into pits from which they will never rise.
11 Do not let the slanderer [3] be established in the land.
As for the man of violence—
may evil hunt him and beat him down.

Confidence12 I know that the Lord will provide justice for the oppressed,
judgment for the poor.
13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name.
The upright will live in your presence.

Psalm 141Guard My Lips and HeartHeadingA psalm by David.Accept My Prayer1 Lord, I call to you. Hurry to me.
Turn your ear toward my voice when I call to you.
2 May my prayer linger before you like incense,
the lifting up of my hands like an evening offering.

Guard My Heart and Mouth3 Set a guard over my mouth, Lord.
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Do not let my heart turn toward anything evil,
to take part in wicked deeds with men who do evil.
Let me not taste their delicacies.

Correct Me5 Let a righteous man strike me—it is mercy.
Let him rebuke me—it is lotion [4] on my head.
My head will not refuse it.

Reject the WickedBut my prayer is still against their evil deeds.
6 Their rulers will be thrown down by the sides of the cliff,
and they will hear that my words were pleasant.
7 They will say, [5] “As one splits and breaks up the earth,
so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.”

Closing Plea8 But my eyes look to you, Lord God. [6]
In you I take refuge. Do not take away my life.
9 Keep me from the snares they have set for me,
from the traps of the evildoers.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.

Footnotes1. Psalm 140:5 This word seems to dangle and is omitted by many translators. 2. Psalm 140:8 Or so that they are not exalted 3. Psalm 140:11 Or boaster 4. Psalm 141:5 Literally oil 5. Psalm 141:7 The words they will say are added to clarify who is speaking. 6. Psalm 141:8 Yahweh Adonai, which the Jews read as if it was God the Lord

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