Psalms 140:4

Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

“ ‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.

“Now therefore arise, Yahweh God, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength. Let your priests, Yahweh God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in goodness.

My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.

Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.

For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.

These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;

You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped.

In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.

Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.

Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.

But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.

You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, but Yahweh helped me.

Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!”

Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man:

An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves to you. You will tread on their high places.”

God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

You frustrate the plan of the poor, because Yahweh is his refuge.

Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.

Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”

Don’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.

Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.

Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,

Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.

For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.

“How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?”

Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.

Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”

Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and will say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, vanity and things in which there is no profit.

salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

Again, “I will put my trust in him.” Again, “Behold, here I am with the children whom God has given me.”

The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:

You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”

When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.

My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.

He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred.

Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don’t hold regard for you before them.

The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.

Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me.

He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.

Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

I will also clothe her priests with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.

The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me.

Let the saints rejoice in honor. Let them sing for joy on their beds.

An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.

I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.

I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt. He will burn them, and carry them away captive. He will array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he will go out from there in peace.

“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”