Tingtoeng 140

1 Aka mawt ham David kah Tingtoenglung BOEIPA aw boethae Adam kut lamloh kai n'pumcum sak lamtah, kuthlahnah hlang kut lamloh kai n'kueinah lah.

For the music director. A psalm of David. Lord, please save me from those who do evil; protect me especially from those who are violent!

2 A lungbuei khuiah boethae a huet uh tih khohnin takuem caem a hueh uh. (Selah)

Their minds are busy plotting evil things, stirring up trouble all day long.

3 A lai te rhul bangla a suih tih a hmuilai dongah minta sue kap. (Selah)

Their tongues are as sharp as those of snakes; viper's venom is on their lips. (Selah)

4 BOEIPA aw halang kut lamkah neh hlang kah kuthlahnah lamloh kai dawndah lah. Ka kho ah kalh sak ham moeh uh cakhaw kai nan kueinah coeng.

Lord, please keep me from falling into the hands of the wicked; protect me especially from those who are violent, who are plotting my downfall.

5 Thinthah rhoek loh kai ham pael neh rhuihet uh a tung uh. Namtlak hmoi ah lawk a tung uh tih kai hamla hlaeh a tung uh. (Selah)

Proud people have hidden a trap for me—they have strung out a net on the path, they have set snares to catch me. (Selah)

6 BOEIPA taengah, “Namah tah kai kah Pathen. BOEIPA aw ka huithuinah ol he hnakaeng lah,” ka ti.

I told the Lord, “You are my God! Lord, please listen to my cries for help!”

7 Ka Boeipa Yahovah tah kai kah khangnah sarhi ni. Lungpokhaica khohnin ah pataeng ka lu soah nan khuk coeng.

Lord God, my powerful Savior, you covered my head like a helmet on the day of battle.

8 BOEIPA aw halang kah huengaihnah te na rhoi moenih. A kopoek thae na dang sak pawt te ni a pomsang uh eh. (Selah)

God, don't allow the wicked to get what they want—don't let them be successful in what they plan so they don't become proud. (Selah)

9 Kai aka ven rhoek kah a lu te amamih hmuilai kah thakthaenah loh amamih te thing rhoe thing saeh.

May the harm spoken against me by those who surround me fall back on them,

10 Amih soah hmai-alh tla rhoe tla saeh. Amih te hmai khui neh rhomdung khuila cungku saeh lamtah thoo uh boel saeh.

Let burning coals rain down on them! Let them be thrown into the fire, or into bottomless pits, never to rise again.

11 Olsai hlang he hlang kah khohmuen ah naepnoi boel saeh. Boethae kuthlahnah te khaw pathaeng payang la yoep saeh.

Don't let people who slander others live in our land. May disaster strike down violent people.

12 Mangdaeng kah dumlai neh khodaeng kah laitloeknah BOEIPA loh a rhoi te ka ming rhoela ka ming.

Yet I know the Lord defends the rights of those who are persecuted, and gives justice to the poor.

13 Aka dueng rhoek loh na ming te rhep a uem uh vetih aka Olsai rhoek ni na mikhmuh ah kho a sak uh eh.

Truly those who live right are thankful for the kind of person you are, and those who are honest will live in your presence.