Psalms 140

1 For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Yahweh, rescue me from the wicked; preserve me from violent men.

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, Keep me from one of violence.

2 They plan evil in their hearts; they cause battles every day.

Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble [for] wars.

3 Their tongues wound like serpents; vipers' poison is on their lips. (Selah)

They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of a viper [is] under their lips. (Selah)

4 Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh; preserve me from violent men who plan to knock me over.

Preserve me, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, Keep me from one of violence, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

5 The proud have set a trap for me; they have spread a net; they have set a snare for me. (Selah)

The proud hid a snare for me—and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, They have set snares for me. (Selah)

6 I said to Yahweh, “You are my God; listen to my cries for mercy.”

I have said to YHWH, “You [are] my God, Hear, YHWH, the voice of my supplications.”

7 Yahweh, my Lord, you are powerfully able to save me; you shield my head in the day of battle.

O YHWH, my Lord, strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of armor.

8 Yahweh, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let their plots succeed. (Selah)

Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked, Do not bring forth his wicked scheme, They are high. (Selah)

9 Those who surround me raise their heads; let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covers them.

10 Let burning coals fall on them; throw them into the fire, into bottomless pits, never more to rise.

They cause burning coals to fall on themselves, He casts them into fire, Into deep pits—they do not arise.

11 May men of tongues not be made secure on the earth; may evil hunt down the violent man to strike him dead.

A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence—evil hunts to overflowing.

12 I know that Yahweh will judge in favor of the afflicted, and that he will give justice to the needy.

I have known that YHWH executes The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.

13 Surely the righteous people will give thanks to your name; the upright people will live in your presence.

Surely the righteous give thanks to Your Name, The upright dwell with Your presence!