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  140:1 ¶
[[For the end, a Psalm of David.]] Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man. |
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140:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musician,ºº
A Psalmº
of David.]]º
Deliverºº
me, O Yahweh,º
from the evilº
man:ºº
preserveºº
me from the violentº
man;ºº |
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140:2
Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war. |
140:2
Whichº
imagineºº
mischiefsº
in [their] heart;º
continuallyºº
are they gathered togetherºº
[for] war.º |
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140:3
They have sharpened their tongue as [the tongue] of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Pause. |
140:3
They have sharpenedºº
their tonguesº
likeº
a serpent;º
adders'º
poisonº
[is] underº
their lips.º
Selah.º |
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140:4
Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. |
140:4
Keepºº
me, O Yahweh,º
from the handsºº
of the wicked;º
preserveºº
me from the violentº
man;ººº
whoº
have purposedºº
to overthrowºº
my goings.º |
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140:5
The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes [for] snares for my feet; they set a stumbling-block for me near the path. Pause. |
140:5
The proudº
have hidºº
a snareº
for me, and cords;º
they have spreadºº
a netº
by the wayside;ºº
they have setºº
ginsº
for me. Selah.º |
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140:6
I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; hearken, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication. |
140:6
I saidºº
unto Yahweh,º
Thouº
[art] my El:º
hearºº
the voiceº
of my supplications,º
O Yahweh.º |
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140:7
O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; thou hast screened my head in the day of battle. |
140:7
O Yahwehº
Adonai,º
the strengthº
of my salvation,º
thou hast coveredºº
my headº
in the dayº
of battle.º |
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140:8
Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner, according to my desire: they have devised [mischief] against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. Pause. |
140:8
Grantºº
not,º
O Yahweh,º
the desiresº
of the wicked:º
furtherºº
notº
his wicked device;º
[lest] they exaltºº
themselves. Selah.º |
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140:9
[As for] the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them. |
140:9
[As for] the headº
of those that compass me about,º
let the mischiefº
of their own lipsº
coverºº
them. |
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140:10
Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and thou shalt cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up [under them]. |
140:10
Let burning coalsº
fallºººº
uponº
them: let them be castºº
into the fire;º
into deep pits,º
that they riseº
notº
up again.ºº |
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140:11
A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction. |
140:11
Let notº
an evil speakerºº
be establishedºº
in the earth:º
evilº
shall huntºº
the violentº
manº
to overthrowº
[him]. |
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140:12
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor, and the right of the needy ones. |
140:12
I knowºº
thatº
Yahwehº
will maintainºº
the causeº
of the afflicted,º
[and] the rightº
of the poor.º |
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140:13
Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. |
140:13
Surelyº
the righteousº
shall give thanksºº
unto thy name:º
the uprightº
shall dwellººº
in thy presence.º |
