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 the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

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

Who imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they 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; adders’ poison 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

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

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 hid a trap for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way side; 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 said to the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

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

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in 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 desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. (Selah)

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

As for the head of those that surroundeth me, 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 fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not 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 an evil speaker be established on the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

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

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

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

Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.