Psalm 140 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ Rescue me, O יהוה, from men of evil; Preserve me from men of violence,

² Who have devised evils in their hearts; They stir up conflicts all day long.

³ They sharpen their tongues like a snake; The poison of cobras is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ Guard me, O יהוה, from the hands of the wrong; Guard me from a man of violence, Who have schemed to trip up my steps.

⁵ The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.

⁶ I said to יהוה, “You are my Ě

⁷ “O Master יהוה, my saving strength, You have screened my head in the day of battle.

⁸ “Do not grant the desires of the wrong, O יהוה ; Do not promote his scheme. Selah.

⁹ “Those who surround me lift up their head; The trouble of their lips cover them;

¹⁰ “Let burning coals fall on them; Let them be made to fall into the fire, Into deep pits, let them not rise again.

¹¹ “Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil hunt the man of violence speedily.”

¹² I have known that יהוה  maintains The cause of the afflicted, The right-ruling of the poor.

¹³ Only, let the righteous give thanks to Your Name, Let the straight ones dwell in Your presence.