1 Dauid complaineth of the crueltie, falſehoode & iniuries of his enemies 8 Againſt the which he prayeth vnto the Lord and aſſureth him ſelf of his helpe and ſuccour. 12 Wherefore he prouoketh the iuſt to praiſe the Lord, & to aſſure them ſelues of his tuition.

To him that excelleth. A Pſalme of Dauid.

1.DEliuer me, ô Lord, from the ^aeuil man: preſerue me from the cruel man:

2.Which imagine euil things in their ^bheart, & make waire continually.

3.Thei haue ſharpened their tongues like a ſerpent: ^cadders poyſon is vnder their lippes. Sélah.

4.Kepe ^dme, ô Lord, from the hands of the wicked: preſerue me from the cruel man, which purpoſeth to cauſe my ſteppes to ſlide.

5.The proude haue laid a ſnare for me & ſpred a net with cordes in my pathwaie, & ſet grennes for me. Sélah.

6.^eTherefore I ſaid vnto the Lord, Thou art my God: heare, ô Lord, the voice of my praiers.

7.O Lord God the ſtrength of my ſaluacion, thou haſt couered mine head in the daie of battel.

8.Let not ỹ wicked haue his deſire, ô Lord: ^fperforme not his wicked thoght, leſt thei be proude. Sélah.

9.As for ^gthe chief of them, that compaſſe me about, let the miſchief of their owne lippes come vpon them.

10.Let coles fall vpon them: let ^hhim caſt them into the fyre, & into the depe pittes, that thei riſe not.

11.For ỹ backebiters ſhal not be eſtabliſhed vpon the earth: euil ſhal ⁱhunt the cruel man to deſtruction.

12.I knowe that the Lord wil auenge the afflicted, & iudge the poore.

13.Surely the righteous ſhal praiſe thy Name, & the iuſt ſhal ^kdwell in thy preſence.

Psalm 140

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