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Key Terms

Supplication 3 Salvation 3 To Acknowledge 2 Upright 2 Plea for Mercy Save (Help) Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) Praise Straightness Straight Be Straight

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Rescue Me from Evil Men

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

ⓘ In this individual lament, the psalmist artistically sketches...

In this individual lament, the psalmist artistically sketches God’s enemies with all their evil intents. He prays for the Lord’s protection and rescue with confidence in God’s strength and justice. He foresees the evil as being judged by fire (140:9–11) and himself as being vindicated and dwelling in the Lord’s presence (140:13).
ⓘ The psalmist prays for the Lord to rescue...

The psalmist prays for the Lord to rescue him from wicked people.
1Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men.Protect me from men of violence,2who devise evil in their heartsand stir up war all day long.3They sharpen their tongues like snakes;the venom of vipers is on their lips.†Selah
ⓘ The psalmist asks for divine protection (see Ps...

The psalmist asks for divine protection (see Ps 121), praying that the Lord will keep him safe from the many schemes of the wicked.
4Guard me, O LORD,from the hands of the wicked.Keep me safe from men of violencewho scheme to make me stumble.5The proud hide a snare for me;the cords of their net are spread along the path,and lures are set out for me.Selah6I say to the LORD, “You are my God.”Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,You shield my head in the day of battle.8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;do not promote their evil plans,lest they be exalted.Selah
ⓘ The psalmist prays for God’s judgment on the...

The psalmist prays for God’s judgment on the wicked.
9May the heads of those who surround mebe covered in the trouble their lips have caused.10May burning coals fall on them;may they be thrown into the fire,into the miry pits, never to rise again.11May no slanderer be established in the land;may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poorand defends the cause of the needy.13Surely the righteous will praise Your name;the upright will dwell in Your presence.