Psalm 139:3

YOU chart the path ahead of me,
and tell me where to stop and rest.
Every moment you know where I am.

Psalm 140
Prayer for protection against those who slander or threaten you. Deliverance begins with concentrating on our future life with God.

1 O Lord, rescue me from Your evil people.
Preserve me from those who are violent,
2 those who plot evil in their hearts
and stir up trouble all day long.
3 Their tongues sting like a snake:
the poison of a viper drips from their lips.
4 O Lord, keep me out of the hands of the wicked.
Preserve me from those who are violent,
for they are plotting against me.
5 The proud have set a trap to catch me;
they have stretched out a net;
they have placed traps all along the way.
6 I said to the Lord, "You are my God!"
Listen, O Lord, to my cries for mercy!
7 O Sovereign Lord, my strong savior,
you protected me on the day of battle.
8 Lord, do not give in to their evil desires.
Do not let their evil schemes succeed, O God.
9 Let my enemies be destroyed
by the very evil they have planned for me.
10 Let burning coals fall down on their heads,
or throw them into the fire,
or into deep pits from which they can't escape.
11 Don't let liars prosper here in our land.
Cause disaster to fall with great force on the violent.
12 But I know the Lord will surely help those they persecute;
He will maintain the rights of the poor.
13 Surely the godly are praising Your name,
for they will live in Your presence.