Psalms 140

¹ LORD, save me from people wey dey do evil; keep me safe from people wey dey cause trouble.

² Dem dey always plan evil, dem dey always start fight,

³ Their tongue be like deadly snake; their word be like cobra poison.

⁴ LORD, protect me from power of the wicked; keep me safe from people wey dey plan for my downfall.

⁵ The proud don set trap for me; dem don set trap to catch me along the way.

⁶ I tell God say, “You be my God.” Hear as I dey cry for help, LORD!

⁷ My sovereign LORD, my strong defender, you don protect me for battle.

⁸ LORD, no give the wicked wetin them want; no let their plan work.

⁹ No let my enemy get victory; make their plan against me fall back on top them.

¹⁰ Make red-hot coal fall on them; make dem throw them inside pit and make dem no fit come out.

¹¹ Make those wey use lie accuse other people no succeed; make evil overtake terrible people and destroy them.

¹² LORD, I know say you dey defend the poor and the right of those wey dey in need.

¹³ The righteous go praise you truly; dem go live for your presence.