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Psalms Chapter 140

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Psalms

140
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Psalm 140 is a cry of protest against the wicked and their violent deeds, urging God to protect the righteous and punish the oppressors. The psalmist calls for divine justice and the removal of evil from the earth, emphasizing God's power over human cruelty.

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(1) To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
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Psalms 43:1Psalms 59:1Psalms 59:2Psalms 59:3Psalms 71:4Psalms 140:4Psalms 140:11Psalms 18:48Habakkuk 1:2Habakkuk 1:3

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Psalms 64:1Psalms 31:1Psalms 41:1Psalms 70:1

(2) Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
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Psalms 2:1Psalms 2:2Psalms 21:11Psalms 36:4Psalms 38:12Psalms 62:3Psalms 64:5Psalms 64:6Proverbs 12:20Hosea 7:6Micah 2:1Micah 2:2

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Exodus 16:18Numbers 11:32

(3) They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
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Psalms 52:2Psalms 52:3Psalms 57:4Psalms 59:7Psalms 64:3Psalms 64:4Proverbs 12:18Isaiah 59:3Isaiah 59:4Isaiah 59:5Isaiah 59:13Jeremiah 9:3

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Numbers 21:9Psalms 58:4Romans 3:13

(4) Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
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Psalms 17:8Psalms 17:9Psalms 36:11Psalms 37:32Psalms 37:33Psalms 37:34Psalms 37:35Psalms 37:36Psalms 37:37Psalms 37:38Psalms 37:39Psalms 37:40

(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.
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Psalms 10:4Psalms 10:5Psalms 10:6Psalms 10:7Psalms 10:8Psalms 10:9Psalms 10:10Psalms 10:11Psalms 10:12Psalms 17:8Psalms 17:9Psalms 17:10

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Ezekiel 12:13Ezekiel 17:20Ezekiel 32:3Hosea 5:1

(6) I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
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Psalms 16:2Psalms 16:5Psalms 16:6Psalms 31:14Psalms 91:2Psalms 119:57Psalms 142:5Lamentations 3:24Zechariah 13:9Psalms 27:7Psalms 27:8Psalms 28:1

(7) O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
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Psalms 18:1Psalms 18:2Psalms 18:35Psalms 27:1Psalms 28:7Psalms 28:8Psalms 59:17Psalms 62:2Psalms 62:7Psalms 89:26Psalms 95:1Deuteronomy 33:27

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Isaiah 12:2

(8) Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
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Psalms 27:12Psalms 94:20Psalms 94:21II Samuel 15:31Job 5:12Job 5:13Deuteronomy 32:27

(9) As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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Psalms 7:16Psalms 64:8Psalms 94:23Esther 5:14Esther 7:10Proverbs 10:6Proverbs 10:11Proverbs 12:13Proverbs 18:7Matthew 27:25

(10) Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
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Psalms 11:6Psalms 18:13Psalms 18:14Psalms 21:9Psalms 120:4Genesis 19:24Exodus 9:23Exodus 9:24Revelation 16:8Revelation 16:9Daniel 3:20Daniel 3:21

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Proverbs 26:21

(11) Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
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Psalms 12:3Psalms 12:4Proverbs 6:17Proverbs 12:13Proverbs 17:20Proverbs 18:21Psalms 7:14Psalms 7:15Psalms 7:16Psalms 9:16Psalms 34:21Proverbs 13:21

(12) I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
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Psalms 9:4Psalms 10:17Psalms 10:18Psalms 22:24Psalms 72:4Psalms 72:12Psalms 72:13Psalms 72:14Psalms 102:17I Kings 8:45I Kings 8:49Proverbs 22:22

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Proverbs 22:22

(13) Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
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Psalms 32:11Psalms 33:1Isaiah 3:10Psalms 16:11Psalms 23:6Psalms 73:24John 14:3John 17:24I Thessalonians 4:17Revelation 7:14Revelation 7:15Revelation 7:16

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Jeremiah 44:25Ezekiel 3:21II Samuel 16:19Matthew 10:41

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