10 “May (A)burning coals fall upon them;
May they be (B)cast into the fire,
Into [a]deep pits from which they (C)cannot rise.
11 “May a [b]slanderer not be established in the earth;
(D)May evil hunt the violent man [c]speedily.”

12 I know that the Lord will (E)maintain the cause of the afflicted
And (F)justice for the poor.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:10 Lit watery
  2. Psalm 140:11 Lit man of tongue
  3. Psalm 140:11 Lit thrust upon thrust