Psalm 140

Message Version

A David Psalm
1-5 God, get me out of here, away from this evil; protect me from these vicious people.
All they do is think up new ways to be bad;
they spend their days plotting war games.
They practice the sharp rhetoric of hate and hurt,
speak venomous words that maim and kill.
God, keep me out of the clutch of these wicked ones,
protect me from these vicious people;
Stuffed with self-importance, they plot ways to trip me up,
determined to bring me down.
These crooks invent traps to catch me
and do their best to incriminate me.

6-8 I prayed, "God, you're my God!
Listen, God! Mercy!
God, my Lord, Strong Savior,
protect me when the fighting breaks out!
Don't let the wicked have their way, God,
don't give them an inch!"

9-11 These troublemakers all around me—
let them drown in their own verbal poison.
Let God pile hellfire on them,
let him bury them alive in crevasses!
These loudmouths—
don't let them be taken seriously;
These savages—
let the Devil hunt them down!

12-13 I know that you, God, are on the side of victims,
that you care for the rights of the poor.
And I know that the righteous personally thank you,
that good people are secure in your presence.


The theme of Psalm 140 is likely to be asking God to be our Protector and protect us against the hands of the wicked.

God reminded me about the people of Myanmar who are right now suffering because of the military government. Someone said this "What began as a natural disaster now has nearly evolved into a man-made catastrophe". The government initially didn't want to accept foreign aid and claimed that they can manage. As a result, the cyclone survivors are in danger of both starvation and diseases outbreak.

But the Lord's promise is that He is on the side of the victims and He cares for the rights of the poor (v12-13).

And we can see that God is beginning to answer our prayers. At an emergency summit in Singapore earlier today, the Myanmar government has just agreed to accept more foreign aid. Praise God!!


Yes, God does care for the victims. Will you continue to pray for the people of Myanmar with me? Pray and claim Psalm 140 for the cyclone survivors. And let's press on and pray that the government will be more open to foreign aid and allow aid to reach the cyclone survivors.


Things to ponder
1. Have you been praying for Myanmar or China? If not, make a commitment to the Lord and start doing it. Don't be just concerned about your own affairs. Every prayer counts!
2. Intercede on behalf of the cyclone survivors. Pray and claim Psalm 140 for them.
3. Continue to pray for the military government to be more receptive to foreign aid.