Psalms 140: A Prayer for Rescue From Violent Men

David asks the LORD to protect him from violent, slanderous enemies who set hidden traps for him. He confesses God as his protector in battle, prays that their own harm would fall back on them, and ends confident that God defends the poor and keeps the upright near Him.

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What does David repeatedly ask for the wicked in 140:9-11?

That they would be given more time to repent in peaceThat their children would be made to pay in their placeThat David himself would be allowed to punish themThat the trouble they caused would fall back on them