| 140:1 | Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; |
| 140:2 | Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. |
| 140:3 | They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. |
| 140:4 | Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. |
| 140:5 | The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah. |
| 140:5 | 驕傲人為我暗設網羅和繩索．他們在路旁鋪下網、設下圈套。〔細拉〕 |
| 140:5 | 骄傲人为我暗设网罗和绳索。他们在路旁铺下网，设下圈套。（细拉） |
| psm:64:5 | They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? |
| psm:91:3 | Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. |
| psm:142:3 | When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. |
| jer:18:22 | Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet. |
| job:18:9 | The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. |
| psm:141:9 | Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. |
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| 140:6 | I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. |
| 140:7 | O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. |
| 140:8 | Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. |
| 140:9 | As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. |
| 140:10 | Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. |
| 140:11 | Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. |
| 140:12 | I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. |
| 140:13 | Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. |
