Psalms 140

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW JERUSALEM
1 [For the choirmaster Psalm Of David] Rescue me, Yahweh, from evil men, protect me from violentmen,	1 [For the choirmaster Psalm Of David] Rescue me, Yahweh, from evil men, protect me from violentmen,
2 whose heart is bent on malice, day after day they harbour strife;	2 whose heart is bent on malice, day after day they harbour strife;
3 their tongues as barbed as a serpent's, viper's venom behind their lips.Pause	3 their tongues as barbed as a serpent's, viper's venom behind their lips.Pause
4 Keep me, Yahweh, from the clutches of the wicked, protect me from violent men, who are bent onmaking me stumble,laying out snares where I walk,	4 Keep me, Yahweh, from the clutches of the wicked, protect me from violent men, who are bent onmaking me stumble,laying out snares where I walk,
5 in their arrogance hiding pitfal and nooseto trap me as I pass.Pause	5 in their arrogance hiding pitfal and nooseto trap me as I pass.Pause
6 I said to Yahweh, 'You are my God.' Listen, Yahweh, to the sound of my prayer.	6 I said to Yahweh, 'You are my God.' Listen, Yahweh, to the sound of my prayer.
7 Yahweh my Lord, my saving strength, you shield my head when battle comes.	7 Yahweh my Lord, my saving strength, you shield my head when battle comes.
8 Yahweh, do not grant the wicked their wishes, do not let their plots succeed.Pause Do not let myattackers	8 Yahweh, do not grant the wicked their wishes, do not let their plots succeed.Pause Do not let myattackers
9 prevail, but let them be overwhelmed by their own malice.	9 prevail, but let them be overwhelmed by their own malice.
10 May red-hot embers rain down on them, may they be flung into the mire once and for all.	10 May red-hot embers rain down on them, may they be flung into the mire once and for all.
11 May the slanderer find no rest anywhere, may evil hunt down violent men implacably.	11 May the slanderer find no rest anywhere, may evil hunt down violent men implacably.
12 I know that Yahweh wil give judgement for the wretched, justice for the needy.	12 I know that Yahweh wil give judgement for the wretched, justice for the needy.
13 The upright shal praise your name, the honest dwel in your presence.	13 The upright shal praise your name, the honest dwel in your presence.