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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 on 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 A Psalm H4210 of David. H1732

[1] Deliver H2502 me, O Lord, H3068 from the evil H7451 man: H120
Preserve H5341 me from the violent H2555 man; H376§
[2] Which H834 imagine H2803 mischiefs H7451 in their heart; H3820
Continually H3117 are they gathered together H1481 for war. H4421
[3] They have sharpened H8150 their tongues H3956 like a serpent; H5175
Adders’ H5919 poison H2534 is under their lips. H8193 Selah. H5542
[4] Keep H8104 me, O Lord, H3068 from the hands H3027 of the wicked; H7563
Preserve H5341 me from the violent H2555 man; H376 Who H834 have purposed H2803 to overthrow H1760 my goings. H6471
[5] The proud H1343 have hid H2934 a snare H6341 for me, and cords; H2256 They have spread H6566 a net H7568 by the wayside; H3027
H4570 They have set H7896 gins H4170 for me. H5542 Selah.
[6] I said H559 unto the Lord, H3068 Thou art my God: H410
Hear H238 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 my head H7218 in the day H3117 of battle. H5402
[8] Grant H5414 not, O Lord, H3068 the desires H3970 of the wicked: H7563
Further H6329 not H408 his wicked device; H2162 lest they exalt H7311 themselves. H5542§ Selah.
[9] As for the head H7218 of those that compass me about, H4524
Let the mischief H5999 of their own lips H8193 cover H3680 them.
[10] Let burning coals H1513 fall H4131 H4131 upon H5921 them:
Let them be cast H5307 into the fire; H784 Into deep pits, H4113 that they rise not up again. H6965
[11] Let not an evil speaker H376 H3956 be established H3559 in the earth: H776
Evil H7451 shall hunt H6679 the violent H2555 man H376 to overthrow H4073 him.
[12] I know H3045 that the Lord H3068 will maintain H6213 the cause H1779 of the afflicted, H6041
And the right H4941 of the poor. H34
[13] Surely the righteous H6662 shall give thanks H3034 unto thy name: H8034
The upright H3477 shall dwell H3427 in thy presence. H6440

Footnotes

  1. § 140:1 Heb. man of violences
  2. § 140:8 Or, let them not be exalted
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 τέλος· G5056 ψαλμὸς G5568 τῷ G3588 Δαυιδ. G1138 Ἐξελοῦ G1807 με, G3165 κύριε, G2962 ἐξ G1537 ἀνθρώπου G444 πονηροῦ, G4190 ἀπὸ G575 ἀνδρὸς G435 ἀδίκου G94 ῥῦσαί G4506 με, G3165 [2] ‡οἵτινες G3748 ἐλογίσαντο G3049 ἀδικίας G93 ἐν G1722 καρδίᾳ, G2588 ὅλην G3650 τὴν G3588 ἡμέραν G2250 παρετάσσοντο πολέμους· G4171 [3] ‡ἠκόνησαν γλῶσσαν G1100 αὐτῶν G846 ὡσεὶ G5616 ὄφεως, G3789 ἰὸς G2447 ἀσπίδων G785 ὑπὸ G5259 τὰ G3588 χείλη G5491 αὐτῶν. G846 Διάψαλμα. [4] ‡Φύλαξόν G5442 με, G3165 κύριε, G2962 ἐκ G1537 χειρὸς G5495 ἁμαρτωλοῦ, G268 ἀπὸ G575 ἀνθρώπων G444 ἀδίκων G94 ἐξελοῦ G1807 με, G3165 οἵτινες G3748 ἐλογίσαντο G3049 ὑποσκελίσαι τὰ G3588 διαβήματά μου· G3450 [5] ‡ἔκρυψαν G2928 ὑπερήφανοι G5244 παγίδα G3803 μοι G3427 καὶ G2532 σχοινία G4979 διέτειναν, παγίδας G3803 τοῖς G3588 ποσίν G4228 μου, G3450 ἐχόμενα G2192 τρίβου G5147 σκάνδαλον G4625 ἔθεντό G5087 μοι. G3427 Διάψαλμα. [6] ‡Εἶπα G2036 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 Θεός G2316 μου G3450 εἶ G1488 σύ· G4771 ἐνώτισαι, G1801 κύριε, G2962 τὴν G3588 φωνὴν G5456 τῆς G3588 δεήσεώς G1162 μου. G3450 [7] ‡Κύριε G2962 κύριε G2962 δύναμις G1411 τῆς G3588 σωτηρίας G4991 μου, G3450 ἐπεσκίασας G1982 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 κεφαλήν G2776 μου G3450 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 πολέμου. G4171 [8] ‡Μὴ G3361 παραδῷς G3860 με, G3165 κύριε, G2962 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 ἐπιθυμίας G1939 μου G3450 ἁμαρτωλῷ· G268 διελογίσαντο G1260 κατ’ G2596 ἐμοῦ, G1699 μὴ G3361 ἐγκαταλίπῃς G1459 με, G3165 μήποτε G3379 ὑψωθῶσιν. G5312 Διάψαλμα. [9] ‡Ἡ G3588 κεφαλὴ G2776 τοῦ G3588 κυκλώματος αὐτῶν, G846 κόπος G2873 τῶν G3588 χειλέων G5491 αὐτῶν G846 καλύψει G2572 αὐτούς. G846 [10] ‡Πεσοῦνται G4098 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτοὺς G846 ἄνθρακες, G440 ἐν G1722 πυρὶ G4442 καταβαλεῖς G2598 αὐτούς, G846 ἐν G1722 ταλαιπωρίαις G5004 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ὑποστῶσιν. [11] ‡Ἀνὴρ G435 γλωσσώδης οὐ G3756 κατευθυνθήσεται G2720 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 ἄνδρα G435 ἄδικον G94 κακὰ G2556 θηρεύσει G2340 εἰς G1519 διαφθοράν. G1312 [12] ‡Ἔγνων G1097 ὅτι G3754 ποιήσει G4160 κύριος G2962 τὴν G3588 κρίσιν G2920 τοῦ G3588 πτωχοῦ G4434 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 δίκην G1349 τῶν G3588 πενήτων. G3993 [13] ‡Πλὴν G4133 δίκαιοι G1342 ἐξομολογήσονται G1843 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματί G3686 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 κατοικήσουσιν G2730 εὐθεῖς G2117 σὺν G4862 τῷ G3588 προσώπῳ G4383 σου. G4675
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 140:1 Originally verses 139:1–2.
  2. ‡ 140:2 Originally verse 139:3.
  3. ‡ 140:3 Originally verse 139:4.
  4. ‡ 140:4 Originally verse 139:5.
  5. ‡ 140:5 Originally verse 139:6.
  6. ‡ 140:6 Originally verse 139:7.
  7. ‡ 140:7 Originally verse 139:8.
  8. ‡ 140:8 Originally verse 139:9.
  9. ‡ 140:9 Originally verse 139:10.
  10. ‡ 140:10 Originally verse 139:11.
  11. ‡ 140:11 Originally verse 139:12.
  12. ‡ 140:12 Originally verse 139:13.
  13. ‡ 140:13 Originally verse 139:14.