Psalms 140
1 TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, Keep me from one of violence.
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 evils in the heart, All the day they assemble [for] wars.
which to devise: devise distress: evil in/on/with heart all day: always to quarrel battle
3 They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of a viper [is] under their lips. (Selah)
to sharpen tongue their like serpent rage viper underneath: under lips their (Selah)
4 Preserve me, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, Keep me from one of violence, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.
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 hid a snare for me—and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, They have set snares for me. (Selah)
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 have said to YHWH, “You [are] my God, Hear, YHWH, the voice of my supplications.”
to say to/for LORD God my you(m. s.) to listen [emph?] LORD voice supplication my
7 O YHWH, my Lord, strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of armor.
YHWH/God Lord strength salvation my to cover to/for head my in/on/with day weapon
8 Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked, Do not bring forth his wicked scheme, They are high. (Selah)
not to give: give LORD desire wicked plan his not to promote to exalt (Selah)
9 The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covers them.
head surrounds my trouble lips their (to cover them *Q(K)*)
10 They cause burning coals to fall on themselves, He casts them into fire, Into deep pits—they do not arise.
(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 is not established in the earth, One of violence—evil hunts to overflowing.
man tongue not to establish: establish in/on/with land: country/planet man violence bad: evil to hunt him to/for thrust
12 I have known that YHWH executes The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.
(to know *Q(k)*) for to make: do LORD judgment afflicted justice needy
13 Surely the righteous give thanks to Your Name, The upright dwell with Your presence!
surely righteous to give thanks to/for name your to dwell upright with face your
