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 OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, Keep me from one of violence.

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

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

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

They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of a viper [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, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, Keep me from one of violence, Who have devised to overthrow 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 hid a snare for me—and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, They have set snares for me. (Selah)

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

I have said to YHWH, “You [are] my God, Hear, YHWH, the voice of my supplications.”

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

O YHWH, my Lord, strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of armor.

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

Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked, Do not bring forth his wicked scheme, They are high. (Selah)

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

The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covers 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

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

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

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

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

I have known that YHWH executes The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.

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

Surely the righteous give thanks to Your Name, The upright dwell with Your presence!