Psalms 140

1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, Yahweh, from evil men. 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 those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

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

3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. (Selah)

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

4 Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

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 hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps 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 the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.

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

7 Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered 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, don’t grant the desires of the wicked. Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. (Selah)

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

9 As for the head of those who surround me, 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. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never 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 An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

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 maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

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

13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.

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