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
Yahweh, rescue/save me from [being attacked by] evil men; and [even more], (keep me safe/protect me) from being attacked by violent people.
2 which to devise: devise distress: evil in/on/with heart all day: always to quarrel battle
They are always planning to do evil things and they are always inciting/urging people to start quarrels.
3 to sharpen tongue their like serpent rage viper underneath: under lips their (Selah)
By what they say [MTY] [they injure people like] poisonous snakes do; the words that they speak [MTY] [can kill people as easily as] cobras/vipers do.
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
Yahweh, protect me from the power [MTY] of wicked [people]. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to destroy me [SYN].
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)
[It is as though] proud people have set a trap for me; [it is as though] they have spread their nets to catch me; [it is as though] they have put those things along the road to catch/seize me.
6 to say to/for LORD God my you(m. s.) to listen [emph?] LORD voice supplication my
I say to you, “Yahweh, you are my God;” [so] listen to me while I cry out to you to help me.
7 YHWH/God Lord strength salvation my to cover to/for head my in/on/with day weapon
Yahweh, my Lord, you are the one who defends me strongly; you have [protected me] during battles [MET] [as though you had put a helmet on] my head.
8 not to give: give LORD desire wicked plan his not to promote to exalt (Selah)
Yahweh, do allow wicked [people] to do the things that they desire, and do not allow them to do the [evil things that] they plan to do.
9 head surrounds my trouble lips their (to cover them *Q(K)*)
[Do not allow] my enemies to (become proud/defeat me); cause the evil things that they say [MTY] they will do to me to happen to them, [instead].
10 (to shake *Q(K)*) upon them coal in/on/with fire to fall: fall them in/on/with flood not to arise: rise
Cause burning coals to fall on their [heads]! Cause them to be thrown into deep pits, from which they cannot climb out!
11 man tongue not to establish: establish in/on/with land: country/planet man violence bad: evil to hunt him to/for thrust
Do not allow those who slander others to succeed; cause evil things to happen to violent men and destroy them!
12 (to know *Q(k)*) for to make: do LORD judgment afflicted justice needy
Yahweh, I know that you defend those who are oppressed, and that you do what is just/fair for those who are needy/poor.
13 surely righteous to give thanks to/for name your to dwell upright with face your
Righteous [people] will surely thank you [MTY], and they will live (in your presence/with you).
