Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 140

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1Rescue meחַלְּצֵ֣נִיcha.le.Tze.niH2502,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,from evilרָ֑עRa'H7451menמֵאָדָ֣םme.'a.DamH120.Protect meתִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃tin.tze.Re.niH5341from menמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376of violenceחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555,

2whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834deviseחָשְׁב֣וּcha.she.VuH2803evilH7451in their heartsבְּלֵ֑בbe.LevH3820and stir upיָג֥וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481warמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421allכָּל־kol-H3605day longי֝֗וֹםYomH3117.

3They sharpenשָֽׁנֲנ֣וּsha.na.NuH8150their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֮le.sho.NamH3956likeכְּֽמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644snakesנָ֫חָ֥שׁna.ChashH5175;the venomחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of vipersעַכְשׁ֑וּב'akh.ShuvH5919is onתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478their lipsשְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹse.fa.Tei.movH8193.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

4Guard meשָׁמְרֵ֤נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104,O LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,from the handsמִ֘ידֵ֤יmi.DeiH3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563.Keep me safeתִּנְצְרֵ֑נִיtin.tze.Re.niH5341from menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376of violenceחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834schemeחָ֝שְׁב֗וּcha.she.VuH2803to make me stumbleלִדְח֥וֹת פְּעָמָֽי׃lid.Chot pe.'a.MaiH1760 H6471.

5The proudגֵאִ֨ים׀ge.'ImH1343hideטָֽמְנֽוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934a snareפַּ֡חpachH6341for me;the cordsוַחֲבָלִ֗יםva.cha.va.LimH2256of their netרֶ֭שֶׁתRe.shetH7568are spreadפָּ֣רְשׂוּPa.re.suH6566alongH3027the pathמַעְגָּ֑לma'.GalH4570,and luresמֹקְשִׁ֖יםmo.ke.ShimH4170are set outשָֽׁתוּ־sha.tu-H7896for me.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

6I sayאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to the LORDלַ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068, “Youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are my Godאֵ֣לִי'E.liH410.”Hearהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238,O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗ה ק֣וֹלYah.weh KolH3068 H6963,my cry for helpתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469.

7O GODיְהֹוִ֣הYah.wehH3069the Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,the strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֑יye.shu.'a.TiH3444,You shieldסַכֹּ֥תָהsa.Ko.tahH5526my headלְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗יle.ro.ShiH7218in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of battleנָֽשֶׁק׃Na.shekH5402.

8Grantתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414notאַל־'al-H408,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,the desiresמַאֲוַיֵּ֣יma.'a.vai.YeiH3970of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563;do notאַל־'al-H408promoteתָּ֝פֵ֗קta.FekH6329their evil plansזְמָמ֥וֹze.ma.MoH2162, lestthey be exaltedיָר֥וּמוּya.Ru.muH7311.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

9May the headsרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of those who surround meמְסִבָּ֑יme.si.BaiH4524be coveredיְכַסֵּֽמוֹ׃ye.kha.su.movH3680in the troubleעֲמַ֖ל'a.MalH5999their lips have causedשְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹse.fa.Tei.movH8193.

10May burning coalsגֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥יםge.Cha.LimH1513fallיִמּ֥וֹטוּya.mi.tuH4131on themעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921;may they be thrownיַפִּלֵ֑םya.pi.LemH5307into the fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784,into the miry pitsבְּ֝מַהֲמֹר֗וֹתbe.ma.ha.mo.RotH4113,neverבַּֽל־bal-H1077to rise againיָקֽוּמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.

11May no slandererאִ֥ישׁ לָשׁוֹן֮'ish la.shOnH376 H3956 H1077be establishedיִכּ֪וֹןyi.KonH3559in the landבָּ֫אָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;may calamityרָ֑עRa'H7451hunt downיְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּ לְמַדְחֵפֹֽת׃ye.tzu.De.nu le.mad.che.FotH6679 H4073the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555.

12I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.da'.taH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068upholdsיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213justiceדִּ֣יןdinH1779for the poorעָנִ֑י'a.NiH6041and defendsthe causeמִ֝שְׁפַּ֗טmish.PatH4941of the needyאֶבְיֹנִֽים׃'ev.yo.NimH34.

13Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662will praiseיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034Your nameלִשְׁמֶ֑ךָlish.Me.khaH8034;the uprightיְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים אֶת־ye.sha.Rim 'et-H3477 H854will dwellיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427in Your presenceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 140