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

“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” Deliver me, O Lord, from an evil man; from a man of violence do thou keep me;

2 which to devise: devise distress: evil in/on/with heart all day: always to quarrel battle

Who think over evil [resolves] in their heart, [who] every day are gathered together for war.

3 to sharpen tongue their like serpent rage viper underneath: under lips their (Selah)

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the poison of the adder is under their lips. (Selah)

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

Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, from the man of violence do thou keep me, who think of overthrowing 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 snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the side of [my] track; traps have they set for me. (Selah)

6 to say to/for LORD God my you(m. s.) to listen [emph?] LORD voice supplication my

I have said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.

7 YHWH/God Lord strength salvation my to cover to/for head my in/on/with day weapon

O thou Eternal Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head on the day of battle.

8 not to give: give LORD desire wicked plan his not to promote to exalt (Selah)

Grant not, O Lord, the longings of the wicked; suffer not his wicked device to succeed: lest they exalt themselves. (Selah)

9 head surrounds my trouble lips their (to cover them *Q(K)*)

[As for] the heads of those that encompass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover 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

Let burning coals be cast upon them: let them be thrown into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

11 man tongue not to establish: establish in/on/with land: country/planet man violence bad: evil to hunt him to/for thrust

Let not the man of an [evil] tongue be established on the earth: may evil hunt down the violent man to his downfall.

12 (to know *Q(k)*) for to make: do LORD judgment afflicted justice needy

I know that the Lord will procure right for the afflicted, [and] justice for the needy.

13 surely righteous to give thanks to/for name your to dwell upright with face your

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell before thy presence.