大卫的诗，交给诗班长。 1 耶和华啊！求你拯救我脱离恶人，

求你保护我脱离强暴的人。

2 他们心中图谋恶事，

整天挑启争端。

3 他们使自己的舌头尖利，如同蛇的舌头；

他们嘴里有虺蛇的毒。*细拉

4 耶和华啊！求你保护我脱离恶人的手，

保护我脱离强暴的人，

因为他们图谋推倒我。

5 骄傲的人暗中布下陷阱害我，

他们在路旁张开绳索作网，

设下圈套陷害我。*细拉

6 我曾对耶和华说："你是我的　神；

耶和华啊！求你留心听我恳求的声音！"

7 主耶和华，拯救我的力量啊，

在争战的日子，你保护了我的头。

8 耶和华啊！求你不要容恶人的心愿得偿，

不要使他们的计谋成功，

免得他们自高自大。*细拉

9 至于那些围困我的人，

愿他们的头被自己嘴唇的奸恶遮盖。

10 愿炭火落在他们身上；

愿他们掉在深坑里，

不能再起来。

11 愿搬弄是非的人在地上站立不住；

愿灾祸连连猎取强暴的人。

12 我知道耶和华必为困苦人伸冤，

必替穷乏人辨屈。

13 义人必称赞你的名，

正直的人必住在你面前。

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;*140.1 violent…: Heb. man of violences

2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

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.

6 I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.*140.8 lest…: or, let them not be exalted

9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.*140.11 an…: or, an evil speaker (Heb. a man of tongue), a wicked man of violence, be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his overthrow

12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.