Psalms 140

1 To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. Rescue me, O Yahweh, from the men of mischief, From the men of violence, wilt thou preserve me:

To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

2 Who have devised mischiefs in their [heart], Every day, do they stir up wars:

Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble [for] wars.

3 They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent, —The poison of the asp, is under their lips. (Selah)

They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder [is] under their lips. (Selah)

4 Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the lawless one, From the man of violence, wilt thou preserve me, —who have devised, to thrust at my steps:

Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, and, cords, have they spread as a net beside the track, Snares, have they set for me. (Selah)

The proud hid a snare for me — and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. (Selah)

6 I have said unto Yahweh, My GOD, thou art! Give ear, O Yahweh, unto the voice of my supplications.

I have said to Jehovah, 'My God [art] Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.'

7 O Yahweh, My Lord, my saving strength, thou hast screened my head in the day of battle.

O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.

8 Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the lawless one, his device, do not promote, They would exalt themselves. (Selah)

Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. (Selah)

9 As for the head of them who surround me, Let the mischief of their lips cover them:

The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.

10 May there be dropped on them live coals, —Into the fire, may they be let fall, into watery pits [from which] they shall not rise.

They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits — they arise not.

11 As for the slanderer, let him not be established in the earth, —As for the man of wrongful violence, let misfortune hunt him with thrust upon thrust.

A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence — evil hunteth to overflowing.

12 I know that Yahweh will execute, the right of the oppressed one, the vindication of the needy.

I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.

13 Surely, the righteous, shall give thanks to thy Name, the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Only — the righteous give thanks to Thy name, The upright do dwell with Thy presence!