Psalm 140

Chant Psalter

Natural Speech Rhythm

1 Deliver me, O | Lord, • from the | evil • man ||

and pre- | serve me | from the | wicked • man. ||

2 Who imagine | mischief • in their | hearts ||

and stir up | strife | all the • day | long. ||

3 They have sharpened their | tongues • like a | serpent ||

adders' | 3 poison is | 3 under their | lips. ||

4 Keep me, O Lord, from the | hands of • the un- | godly ||

preserve me from the wicked men, who are | purposed to • over- | throw my | goings. ||

5 The proud have | laid a | snare • for me, ||

and spread a net abroad with cords; * | yea, and • set | traps • in my | way. ||

6 I said unto the Lord, | 3 Thou art my | God ||

hear the | 3 voice of my | prayers, O | Lord. ||

7 O Lord God, thou | 3 strength of my | health ||

thou hast covered my | head • in the | day of | battle. ||

8 Let not the ungodly have his de- | sire, O | Lord ||

let not his mischievous imagination prosper, | lest they | be too | proud. ||

§ 9 Let the mischief 3 of | their own | lips ||

fall upon the head of | them that | compass • me a- | bout. ||

10 Let hot burning | coals | fall up•on them ||

let them be cast into the fire and into the pit, * that they | never • rise | up a- | gain. ||

11 A man full of words shall not | prosper up•on the | earth ||

evil shall hunt the wicked | 3 person to | over- | throw him. ||

12 Sure I am that the Lord will a- | venge the | poor ||

and main- | tain the | cause • of the | helpless. ||

2nd half

13 The righteous also shall give | thanks un•to thy | Name ||

and the | just • shall con- | tinue • in thy | sight. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||