المَزامِير 140

١ 1 أَنْقِذْنِي يَارَبُّ مِنَ الأَشْرَارِ وَاحْفَظْنِي مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ،

Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

٢ 2 الَّذِينَ يَنْوُونَ عَلَى الشَّرِّ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ وَيُثِيرُونَ الْحَرْبَ دَائِماً،

Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

٣ 3 سَنُّوا أَلْسِنَتَهُمْ كَالْحَيَّةِ، وَسُمُّ الأَصْلاَلِ تَحْتَ شِفَاهِهِمْ.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. (Selah)

٤ 4 احْمِنِي يَارَبُّ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الشِّرِّيرِ، وَأَنْقِذْنِي مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ الْمُتَآمِرِينَ عَلَى عَرْقَلَةِ خُطُوَاتِي.

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

٥ 5 أَخْفَى لِي الْمُتَكَبِّرُونَ فَخّاً، وَنَشَرُوا شَبَكَةً بِجَانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ، وَنَصَبُوا لِي أَشْرَاكاً.

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. (Selah)

٦ 6 قُلْتُ لِلرَّبِّ: «أَنْتَ إِلَهِي» فَيَارَبُّ أَصْغِ إِلَى صَوْتِ تَضَرُّعِي.

I said to the LORD, You are my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

٧ 7 أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ السَّيِّدُ، يَاقُوَّةَ خَلاَصِي، أَنْتَ وَقَيْتَ رَأْسِي فِي يَوْمِ الْقِتَالِ.

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

٨ 8 لاَ تُحَقِّقْ يَارَبُّ رَغَبَاتِ الأَشْرَارِ، وَلاَ تُنْجِحْ مَكِيدَتَهُمْ لِئَلاَّ يَسْتَكْبِرُوا.

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. (Selah)

٩ 9 رُدَّ عَلَى رُؤُوسِ مَنْ يُحَاصِرُونَنِي مَكَائِدَ مَا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ به.

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

١٠ 10 لِيَسْقُطْ عَلَيْهِمْ جَمْرٌ مُلْتَهِبٌ، وَلْيُطْرَحُوا إِلَى النَّارِ، وَإِلَى غَمَرَاتِ اللُّجَجِ، فَلاَ يَنْهَضُوا أَيْضاً.

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

١١ 11 لاَ تَدَعْ ذَا اللِّسَانِ السَّلِيطِ يَثْبُتُ فِي الأَرْضِ: فَالشَّرُّ يَتَصَيَّدُ رَجُلَ الظُّلْمِ لِيُهْلِكَهُ.

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

١٢ 12 قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ يُنْصِفُ دَعْوَى الْمَسَاكِينِ وَيَحْكُمُ بِالْحَقِّ لِلْمُحْتَاجِينَ.

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

١٣ 13 نَعَمْ، إِنَّ الصِّدِّيقِينَ يَحْمَدُونَ اسْمَكَ، وَالصَّالِحِينَ يُقِيمُونَ فِي حَضْرَتِكَ.

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