Psalms 140

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me:	1 For the leader. A psalm of David.
2 thou hast know my sitting down, and my rising up.	2 Deliver me, LORD, from the wicked; preserve me from the violent,
3 Thou hast understood my thoughts afar off: my path and my line thou hast searched out.	3 From those who plan evil in their hearts, who stir up conflicts every day,
4 And thou hast foreseen all my ways: for there is no speech in my tongue.	4 Who sharpen their tongues like serpents, venom of asps upon their lips. Selah
5 Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those of old: thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand upon me.	5 Keep me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked; preserve me from the violent, who plot to trip me up.
6 Thy knowledge is become wonderful to me: it is high, and I cannot reach to it.	6 The arrogant have set a trap for me; villains have spread a net, laid snares for me by the wayside. Selah
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy face?	7 I say to the LORD: You are my God; listen, LORD, to the words of my prayer.
8 If I ascend into heaven, thou art there: if I descend into hell, thou art present.	8 My revered LORD, my strong helper, my helmet on the day of battle.
9 If I take my wings early in the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea:	9 LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let their plots succeed. Selah
10 Even there also shall thy hand lead me: and thy right hand shall hold me.	10 Around me they raise their proud heads; may the mischief they threaten overwhelm them.
11 And I said: Perhaps darkness shall cover me: and night shall be my light in my pleasures.	11 May God rain burning coals upon them, cast them into the grave never more to rise.
12 But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light as day: the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee.	12 Slanderers will not survive on earth; evil will quickly entrap the violent.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast protected me from my mother's womb.	13 For I know the LORD will secure justice for the needy, their rights for the poor.
14 I will praise thee, for thou art fearfully magnified: wonderful are thy works, and my soul knoweth right well.	14 Then the just will give thanks to your name; the upright will dwell in your presence.
15 My bone is not hidden from thee, which thou hast made in secret: and my substance in the lower parts of the earth.
16 Thy eyes did see my imperfect being, and in thy book all shall be written: days shall be formed, and no one in them.
17 But to me thy friends, O God, are made exceedingly honourable: their principality is exceedingly strengthened.
18 I will number them, and they shall be multiplied above the sand: I rose up and am still with thee.
19 If thou wilt kill the wicked, O God: ye men of blood, depart from me:
20 Because you say in thought: They shall receive thy cities in vain.
21 Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hated thee: and pine away because of thy enemies?
22 I have hated them with a perfect hatred: and they are become enemies to me.
23 Prove me, O God, and know my heart: examine me, and know my paths.
24 And see if there be in me the way of iniquity: and lead me in the eternal way.