Psalms 140
1 Yahweh, rescue/save me from [being attacked by] evil men; and [even more], (keep me safe/protect me) from being attacked by violent people.
To the choirmaster a psalm of David. Rescue me O Yahweh from a man evil from a man of violence you will preserve me.
2 They are always planning to do evil things and they are always inciting/urging people to start quarrels.
[those] who They plan evil things in [the] heart every day they stir up trouble wars.
3 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.
They sharpen tongue their like a snake [the] venom of a viper [is] under lips their (Selah)
4 Yahweh, protect me from the power [MTY] of wicked [people]. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to destroy me [SYN].
Keep me O Yahweh - from [the] hands of [the] wicked from a man of violence you will preserve me [those] who they have planned to trip up footsteps my.
5 [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.
They have hidden proud [people] - a trap for me and ropes they have spread a net to [the] side of a track snares they have set for me (Selah)
6 I say to you, “Yahweh, you are my God;” [so] listen to me while I cry out to you to help me.
I say to Yahweh [are] God my you give ear to! O Yahweh [the] sound of supplications my.
7 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.
O Yahweh O Lord [the] strength of salvation my you cover head my in a day of weaponry.
8 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.
May not you grant O Yahweh [the] desires of [the] wicked plot his may not you promote they will arise (Selah)
9 [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].
[the] head of Surroundings my [the] mischief of lips their (may it cover them. *Q(K)*)
10 Cause burning coals to fall on their [heads]! Cause them to be thrown into deep pits, from which they cannot climb out!
(May they be dropped *Q(K)*) on them burning coals in the fire let someone make fall them in pits [which] not they will arise.
11 Do not allow those who slander others to succeed; cause evil things to happen to violent men and destroy them!
A person of tongue not let him be established in the land a person of violence trouble let it hunt him for blows.
12 Yahweh, I know that you defend those who are oppressed, and that you do what is just/fair for those who are needy/poor.
(I know *Q(k)*) that he will do Yahweh [the] cause of [the] poor [the] justice of needy [people].
13 Righteous [people] will surely thank you [MTY], and they will live (in your presence/with you).
Surely righteous [people] they will give thanks to name your they will dwell upright [people] with presence your.
