140:4 O Lord, shelter me from the power 1 of the wicked!
Protect me from violent men,
who plan to knock me over. 2
140:6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
O Lord, pay attention to my plea for mercy!
140:7 O sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, 3
you shield 4 my head in the day of battle.
140:8 O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! 5
Do not allow their 6 plan to succeed when they attack! 7 (Selah)
140:12 I know 8 that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed
and vindicates the poor. 9