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| 140:1 | Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; |
| 140:2 | Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. |
| 140:3 | They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. |
| 140:4 | Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. |
| 140:5 | The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah. |
| 140:6 | I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. |
| 140:7 | O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. |
| 140:8 | Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. |
| 140:9 | As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. |
| 140:10 | Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. |
| 140:11 | Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. |
| 140:12 | I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. |
| 140:13 | Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. |
| 140:1 | למנצח מזמור לדוד׃ (140:2) חלצני יהוה מאדם רע מאישׁ חמסים תנצרני׃ |
| 140:2 | (140:3) אשׁר חשׁבו רעות בלב כל יום יגורו מלחמות׃ |
| 140:3 | (140:4) שׁננו לשׁונם כמו נחשׁ חמת עכשׁוב תחת שׂפתימו סלה׃ |
| 140:4 | (140:5) שׁמרני יהוה מידי רשׁע מאישׁ חמסים תנצרני אשׁר חשׁבו לדחות פעמי׃ |
| 140:5 | (140:6) טמנו גאים פח לי וחבלים פרשׂו רשׁת ליד מעגל מקשׁים שׁתו לי סלה׃ |
| 140:6 | (140:7) אמרתי ליהוה אלי אתה האזינה יהוה קול תחנוני׃ |
| 140:7 | (140:8) יהוה אדני עז ישׁועתי סכתה לראשׁי ביום נשׁק׃ |
| 140:8 | (140:9) אל תתן יהוה מאויי רשׁע זממו אל תפק ירומו סלה׃ |
| 140:9 | (140:10) ראשׁ מסבי עמל שׂפתימו יכסומו׃ |
| 140:10 | (140:11) ימיטו עליהם גחלים באשׁ יפלם במהמרות בל יקומו׃ |
| 140:11 | (140:12) אישׁ לשׁון בל יכון בארץ אישׁ חמס רע יצודנו למדחפת׃ |
| 140:12 | (140:13) ידעת כי יעשׂה יהוה דין עני משׁפט אבינים׃ |
| 140:13 | (140:14) אך צדיקים יודו לשׁמך ישׁבו ישׁרים את פניך׃ |
| 140:1 | To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me. |
| 140:2 | Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble `for' wars. |
| 140:3 | They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder `is' under their lips. Selah. |
| 140:4 | Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps. |
| 140:5 | The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah. |
| 140:6 | I have said to Jehovah, `My God `art' Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.' |
| 140:7 | O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour. |
| 140:8 | Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah. |
| 140:9 | The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them. |
| 140:10 | They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits -- they arise not. |
| 140:11 | A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing. |
| 140:12 | I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy. |
| 140:13 | Only -- the righteous give thanks to Thy name, The upright do dwell with Thy presence! |
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