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World English Bible Classic
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
[1] Deliver me, Yahweh, from evil men.Preserve me from violent men:
[2] those who devise mischief in their hearts.
They continually gather themselves together for war.
[3] They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent.
Viper’s poison is under their lips.
Selah. [4] Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked.
Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.
[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. [6] I said to Yahweh, “You are my God.”
Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.
[7] Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
you have covered my head in the day of battle.
[8] Yahweh, don’t grant the desires of the wicked.
Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud.
Selah. [9] As for the head of those who surround me,
let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
[10] Let burning coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into miry pits, from where they never rise.
[11] An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth.
Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
[12] I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
and justice for the needy.
[13] Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name.
The upright will dwell in your presence.
King James Version
To the chief Musician, H5329 (PielPtc) A Psalm H4210 of David. H1732
[1] Deliver H2502 (PielImpv) me, O Lord, H3068 from the evil H7451 man: H120Preserve H5341 (QalImpf) me from the violent H2555 man; H376§
[2] Which imagine H2803 (QalPerf) mischiefs H7451 in their heart; H3820
Continually H3117 are they gathered together H1481 (QalImpf) for war. H4421
[3] They have sharpened H8150 (QalPerf) their tongues H3956 like a serpent; H5175
Adders’ H5919 poison H2534 is under their lips. H8193 Selah. H5542
[4] Keep H8104 (QalImpv) me, O Lord, H3068 from the hands H3027 of the wicked; H7563
Preserve H5341 (QalImpf) me from the violent H2555 man; H376 Who have purposed H2803 (QalPerf) to overthrow H1760 (QalInf) my goings. H6471
[5] The proud H1343 have hid H2934 (QalPerf) a snare H6341 for me, and cords; H2256 They have spread H6566 (QalPerf) a net H7568 by the wayside; H3027
They have set H7896 (QalPerf) gins H4170 for me. Selah. H5542
[6] I said H559 (QalPerf) unto the Lord, H3068 Thou art my God: H410
Hear H238 (HiphImpv) the voice H6963 of my supplications, H8469 O Lord. H3068
[7] O God H3069 the Lord, H136 the strength H5797 of my salvation, H3444
Thou hast covered H5526 (QalPerf) my head H7218 in the day H3117 of battle. H5402
[8] Grant H5414 (QalImpf) not, O Lord, H3068 the desires H3970 of the wicked: H7563
Further H6329 (HiphImpf) not his wicked device; H2162 lest they exalt H7311 (QalImpf) themselves.§ Selah. H5542
[9] As for the head H7218 of those that compass me about, H4524
Let the mischief H5999 of their own lips H8193 cover H3680 (PielImpf) them.
[10] Let burning coals H1513 fall H4131 (NiphImpf/Qere) upon them:
Let them be cast H5307 (HiphImpf) into the fire; H784 Into deep pits, H4113 that they rise not up again. H6965 (QalImpf)
[11] Let not an evil speaker H376 be established H3559 (NiphImpf) in the earth: H776
Evil H7451 shall hunt H6679 (QalImpf) the violent H2555 man H376 to overthrow H4073 him.
[12] I know H3045 (QalPerf) that the Lord H3068 will maintain H6213 (QalImpf) the cause H1779 of the afflicted, H6041
And the right H4941 of the poor. H34
[13] Surely the righteous H6662 shall give thanks H3034 (HiphImpf) unto thy name: H8034
The upright H3477 shall dwell H3427 (QalImpf) in thy presence. H6440
Footnotes
- § 140:1 Heb. man of violences
- § 140:8 Or, let them not be exalted
Byzantine Greek New Testament
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