Psalms 140

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

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

[those] who They plan evil things in [the] heart every day they stir up trouble wars.

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

They sharpen tongue their like a snake [the] venom of a viper [is] under lips their (Selah)

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

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

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

I say to Yahweh [are] God my you give ear to! O Yahweh [the] sound of supplications my.

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

O Yahweh O Lord [the] strength of salvation my you cover head my in a day of weaponry.

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

May not you grant O Yahweh [the] desires of [the] wicked plot his may not you promote they will arise (Selah)

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

[the] head of Surroundings my [the] mischief of lips their (may it cover them. *QK)

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

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

A person of tongue not let him be established in the land a person of violence trouble let it hunt him for blows.

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

(I know *Qk) that he will do Yahweh [the] cause of [the] poor [the] justice of needy [people].

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

Surely righteous [people] they will give thanks to name your they will dwell upright [people] with presence your.