8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
Psalms 140:8
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10 Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart. 11 Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away. 12 There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
Psalms 140:3–5
3 They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah 4 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble. 5 The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread…
Psalms 35:24–26
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Psalms 35:18–20
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Psalms 141:3–5
3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. 4 Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies. 5 Let the righteous man strike me; let his re…
Psalms 7:8–10
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Proverbs 24:18–20
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