< Psalms 140 >

1 For the end, a Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man.
to/for to conduct melody to/for David to rescue me LORD from man bad: evil from man violence to watch me
2 Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war.
which to devise: devise distress: evil in/on/with heart all day: always to quarrel battle
3 They have sharpened their tongue as [the tongue] of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. (Pause)
to sharpen tongue their like serpent rage viper underneath: under lips their (Selah)
4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
to keep: guard me LORD from hand wicked from man violence to watch me which to devise: devise to/for to thrust beat my
5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes [for] snares for my feet; they set a stumbling block for me near the path. (Pause)
to hide proud snare to/for me and cord to spread net to/for hand: to track snare to set: make to/for me (Selah)
6 I said to the Lord, You are my God; listen, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication.
to say to/for LORD God my you(m. s.) to listen [emph?] LORD voice supplication my
7 O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; you have screened my head in the day of battle.
YHWH/God Lord strength salvation my to cover to/for head my in/on/with day weapon
8 Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner, according to my desire: they have devised [mischief] against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. (Pause)
not to give: give LORD desire wicked plan his not to promote to exalt (Selah)
9 [As for] the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them.
head surrounds my trouble lips their (to cover them *Q(K)*)
10 Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and you shall cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up [under them].
(to shake *Q(K)*) upon them coal in/on/with fire to fall: fall them in/on/with flood not to arise: rise
11 A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction.
man tongue not to establish: establish in/on/with land: country/planet man violence bad: evil to hunt him to/for thrust
12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor, and the right of the needy ones.
(to know *Q(k)*) for to make: do LORD judgment afflicted justice needy
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name: the upright shall dwell in your presence.
surely righteous to give thanks to/for name your to dwell upright with face your

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