Psalms 140
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Psalms 140

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1Deliverחַלְּצֵ֣נִיcha.le.Tze.niH2502me, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,from the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451manמֵאָדָ֣םme.'a.DamH120:preserveתִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃tin.tze.Re.niH5341me from the violentחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555manמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376;
2Which imagineחָשְׁב֣וּcha.she.VuH2803mischiefsH7451in theirheartבְּלֵ֑בbe.LevH3820;continuallyי֝֗וֹםYomH3117are they gathered togetherיָג֥וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481forwarמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421.
3They have sharpenedשָֽׁנֲנ֣וּsha.na.NuH8150their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֮le.sho.NamH3956like a serpentנָ֫חָ֥שׁna.ChashH5175;adders’עַכְשׁ֑וּב'akh.ShuvH5919poisonחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534isunder their lipsשְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹse.fa.Tei.movH8193.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
4Keepשָׁמְרֵ֤נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104me, O Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,from the handsמִ֘ידֵ֤יmi.DeiH3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563;preserveתִּנְצְרֵ֑נִיtin.tze.Re.niH5341me from the violentחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555manמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376;who have purposedחָ֝שְׁב֗וּcha.she.VuH2803to overthrowלִדְח֥וֹתlid.ChotH1760my goingsפְּעָמָֽי׃pe.'a.MaiH6471.
5The proudגֵאִ֨ים׀ge.'ImH1343have hidטָֽמְנֽוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934a snareפַּ֡חpachH6341for me, and cordsוַחֲבָלִ֗יםva.cha.va.LimH2256;they have spreadפָּ֣רְשׂוּPa.re.suH6566a netרֶ֭שֶׁתRe.shetH7568by the waysideמַעְגָּ֑לma'.GalH4570H3027;they have setשָֽׁתוּ־sha.tu-H7896ginsמֹקְשִׁ֖יםmo.ke.ShimH4170for me.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
6I saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559unto the Lordלַ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068, Thou artmy Godאֵ֣לִי'E.liH410:hearהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469,O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.
7O Godיְהֹוִ֣הYah.wehH3069the Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,the strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֑יye.shu.'a.TiH3444,thou hast coveredסַכֹּ֥תָהsa.Ko.tahH5526my headלְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗יle.ro.ShiH7218in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of battleנָֽשֶׁק׃Na.shekH5402.
8Grantתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414not, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,the desiresמַאֲוַיֵּ֣יma.'a.vai.YeiH3970of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563:furtherתָּ֝פֵ֗קta.FekH6329not his wicked deviceזְמָמ֥וֹze.ma.MoH2162; lestthey exaltיָר֥וּמוּya.Ru.muH7311themselves.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
9As forthe headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of those that compass me aboutמְסִבָּ֑יme.si.BaiH4524,let the mischiefעֲמַ֖ל'a.MalH5999of their own lipsשְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹse.fa.Tei.movH8193coverיְכַסֵּֽמוֹ׃ye.kha.su.movH3680them.
10Let burning coalsגֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥יםge.Cha.LimH1513fallיִמּ֥וֹטוּya.mi.tuH4131upon them: let them be castיַפִּלֵ֑םya.pi.LemH5307into the fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784;into deep pitsבְּ֝מַהֲמֹר֗וֹתbe.ma.ha.mo.RotH4113,that they rise not up againיָקֽוּמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.
11Let not an evil speakerאִ֥ישׁ לָשׁוֹן֮'ish la.shOnH3956H376be establishedיִכּ֪וֹןyi.KonH3559in the earthבָּ֫אָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776:evilרָ֑עRa'H7451shall huntיְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּye.tzu.De.nuH6679the violentחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555manאִישׁ־'ish-H376to overthrowלְמַדְחֵפֹֽת׃le.mad.che.FotH4073him.
12I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.da'.taH3045that the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068will maintainיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213the causeדִּ֣יןdinH1779of the afflictedעָנִ֑י'a.NiH6041, andthe rightמִ֝שְׁפַּ֗טmish.PatH4941of the poorאֶבְיֹנִֽים׃'ev.yo.NimH34.
13Surely the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662shall give thanksיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034unto thy nameלִשְׁמֶ֑ךָlish.Me.khaH8034:the uprightיְ֝שָׁרִ֗יםye.sha.RimH3477shall dwellיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427in thy presenceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440.

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