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. *QK)

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 *QK) 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 *Qk) 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.