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  140:1 ¶
[[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.]] Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man: |
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140:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musician,ºº
A Psalmº
of David.]]º
Deliverºº
me, O LORD,º
from the evilº
man:ºº
preserveºº
me from the violentº
man;ºº |
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140:2
Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war. |
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140:2
Whichº
imagineºº
mischiefsº
in [their] heart;º
continuallyºº
are they gathered togetherºº
[for] war.º |
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140:3
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. |
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140:3
They have sharpenedºº
their tonguesº
likeº
a serpent;º
adders'º
poisonº
[is] underº
their lips.º
Selah.º |
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140:4
Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps. |
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140:4
Keepºº
me, O LORD,º
from the handsºº
of the wicked;º
preserveºº
me from the violentº
man;ººº
whoº
have purposedºº
to overthrowºº
my goings.º |
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140:5
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. Selah. |
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140:5
The proudº
have hidºº
a snareº
for me, and cords;º
they have spreadºº
a netº
by the wayside;ºº
they have setºº
ginsº
for me. Selah.º |
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140:6
I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah. |
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140:6
I saidºº
unto the LORD,º
Thouº
[art] my God:º
hearºº
the voiceº
of my supplications,º
O LORD.º |
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140:7
O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. |
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140:7
O GODº
the Lord,º
the strengthº
of my salvation,º
thou hast coveredºº
my headº
in the dayº
of battle.º |
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140:8
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, [lest] they exalt themselves. Selah. |
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140:8
Grantºº
not,º
O LORD,º
the desiresº
of the wicked:º
furtherºº
notº
his wicked device;º
[lest] they exaltºº
themselves. Selah.º |
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140:9
As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them. |
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140:9
[As for] the headº
of those that compass me about,º
let the mischiefº
of their own lipsº
coverºº
them. |
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140:10
Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise. |
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140:10
Let burning coalsº
fallºººº
uponº
them: let them be castºº
into the fire;º
into deep pits,º
that they riseº
notº
up again.ºº |
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140:11
An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. |
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140:11
Let notº
an evil speakerºº
be establishedºº
in the earth:º
evilº
shall huntºº
the violentº
manº
to overthrowº
[him]. |
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140:12
I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy. |
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140:12
I knowºº
thatº
the LORDº
will maintainºº
the causeº
of the afflicted,º
[and] the rightº
of the poor.º |
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140:13
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: The upright shall dwell in thy presence. |
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140:13
Surelyº
the righteousº
shall give thanksºº
unto thy name:º
the uprightº
shall dwellººº
in thy presence.º |
