The Hebrew Psalms in English Verse
Psalm 140
Abraham Coles
Deliver from the evil man,
The man of violence, O Lord!
2 From them who 'gainst me mischief plot,
And stir up wars — defence afford.
2 Their tongue is, like a serpent's, sharp:
4 Their lips an adder's poison hide:
5 The proud ones have laid traps for me:
Have spread a net my path beside.
6 Thou art my God: vouchsafe to hear
My supplication, Lord, I said;
7 The strength of my salvation, Thou
In battle covered hast my head.
8 Give not the wicked their desire;
Defeat the evil they intend;
9 To shame them, let on their own head
The mischief of their lips descend.
The Lord is sure to recompense:
10 He shall live coals upon them rain,
Plunge them in fire, cast in deep pits,
So that they shall not rise again.
11 The man of evil-speaking tongue
No settled place on earth shall know;
The violent and wicked man
Evil shall hunt to overthrow.
12 Jehovah will, I know, maintain
The sufferer's cause, the needy's right:
13 The righteous shall give thanks to Thee,
The upright dwell in Thy dear sight.
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Poetry of the Psalms
The "Poetry of the Psalms" is a collection of poems expressing the struggles, fears, anger, joy and love revealed in the Psalms of the Bible. They were written over hundreds of years by various authors, including Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, George Burgess, Charles Spurgeon, Abraham Coles, Augustus Toplady, Tate and Brady.
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