Psalms 56, 120, 140, 141 & 142

Psalm 56:1-13 (NASB)
¹ Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me; Fighting all day long he oppresses me.
² My foes have trampled upon me all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me.
³ When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You.
⁴ In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?
⁵ All day long they distort my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.
⁶ They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.
⁷ Because of wickedness, cast them forth, In anger put down the peoples, O God!
⁸ You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?
⁹ Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call; This I know, that God is for me.
¹⁰ In God, whose word I praise, In the Lord, whose word I praise,
¹¹ In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
¹² Your vows are binding upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
¹³ For You have delivered my soul from death, Indeed my feet from stumbling, So that I may walk before God In the light of the living.


Psalm 120:1-7 (NASB)
¹ In my trouble I cried to the Lord, And He answered me.
² Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue.
³ What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, You deceitful tongue?
⁴ Sharp arrows of the warrior, With the burning coals of the broom tree.
⁵ Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech, For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
⁶ Too long has my soul had its dwelling With those who hate peace.
⁷ I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war.

Psalm 140:1-13 (NASB)
¹ Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men
² Who devise evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars.
³ They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.
⁴ Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men Who have purposed to trip up my feet.
⁵ The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.
⁶ I said to the Lord, "You are my God; Give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.
⁷ "O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
⁸ "Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.
⁹ "As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them.
¹⁰ "May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into deep pits from which they cannot rise.
¹¹ "May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily."
¹² I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor.
¹³ Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence.

Psalm 141:1-10 (NASB)
¹ O Lord, I call upon You; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to You!
² May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.
³ Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.
⁴ Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness With men who do iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
⁵ Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me; It is oil upon the head; Do not let my head refuse it, For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.
⁶ Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
⁷ As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
⁸ For my eyes are toward You, O GOD, the Lord; In You I take refuge; do not leave me defenseless.
⁹ Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me, And from the snares of those who do iniquity.
¹⁰ Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I pass by safely.

Psalm 142:1-7 (NASB)
¹ I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord; I make supplication with my voice to the Lord.
² I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him.
³ When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me.
⁴ Look to the right and see; For there is no one who regards me; There is no escape for me; No one cares for my soul.
⁵ I cried out to You, O Lord; I said, "You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
⁶ "Give heed to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are too strong for me.
⁷ "Bring my soul out of prison, So that I may give thanks to Your name; The righteous will surround me, For You will deal bountifully with me."