< Psalms 140 >
1 to/for to conduct melody to/for David to rescue me LORD from man bad: evil from man violence to watch me
Unto the end, a psalm for David. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man.
2 which to devise: devise distress: evil in/on/with heart all day: always to quarrel battle
Who have devised iniquities in their hearts: all the day long they designed battles.
3 to sharpen tongue their like serpent rage viper underneath: under lips their (Selah)
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the venom of saps is under their lips.
4 to keep: guard me LORD from hand wicked from man violence to watch me which to devise: devise to/for to thrust beat my
Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the wicked: and from unjust men deliver me. Who have proposed to supplant my steps.
5 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)
The proud have hidden a net for me. And they have stretched out cords for a snare: they have laid for me a stumblingblock by the wayside.
6 to say to/for LORD God my you(m. s.) to listen [emph?] LORD voice supplication my
I said to the Lord: Thou art my God: hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication.
7 YHWH/God Lord strength salvation my to cover to/for head my in/on/with day weapon
O Lord, Lord, the strength of my salvation: thou hast overshadowed my head in the day of battle.
8 not to give: give LORD desire wicked plan his not to promote to exalt (Selah)
Give me not up, O Lord, from my desire to the wicked: they have plotted against me; do not thou forsake me, lest they should triumph.
9 head surrounds my trouble lips their (to cover them *Q(K)*)
The head of them compassing me about: the labour of their lips shall overwhelm them.
10 (to shake *Q(K)*) upon them coal in/on/with fire to fall: fall them in/on/with flood not to arise: rise
Burning coals shall fall upon them; thou wilt cast them down into the fire: in miseries they shall not be able to stand.
11 man tongue not to establish: establish in/on/with land: country/planet man violence bad: evil to hunt him to/for thrust
A man full of tongue shall not be established in the earth: evil shall catch the unjust man unto destruction.
12 (to know *Q(k)*) for to make: do LORD judgment afflicted justice needy
I know that the Lord will do justice to the needy, and will revenge the poor.
13 surely righteous to give thanks to/for name your to dwell upright with face your
But as for the just, they shall give glory to thy name: and the upright shall dwell with thy countenance.