Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalms 140:8-13 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

8. Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;do not let them achieve their goals.Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah

9. When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.

10. Let hot coals fall on them.Let them be thrown into the fire,into the abyss, never again to rise.

11. Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.

12. I know that the Lord upholdsthe just cause of the poor,justice for the needy.

13. Surely the righteous will praise Your name;the upright will live in Your presence.