Psalms 140
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Psalms 140

Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1Rescueחַלְּצֵ֣נִיcha.le.Tze.niH2502me, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,from evilרָ֑עRa'H7451menמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376;Preserveתִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃tin.tze.Re.niH5341me fromviolentחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555menמֵאָדָ֣םme.'a.DamH120
2Whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834deviseחָשְׁב֣וּcha.she.VuH2803evilרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451thingsרָ֑עRa'H7451in theirheartsבְּלֵ֑בbe.LevH3820; Theycontinuallyכָּל־ י֝֗וֹםkol- YomH3605H3117stirיָג֥וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481up warsמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421.
3Theysharpenשָֽׁנֲנ֣וּsha.na.NuH8150their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֮le.sho.NamH3956as a serpentנָ֫חָ֥שׁna.ChashH5175;Poisonחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of a viperעַכְשׁ֑וּב'akh.ShuvH5919is underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478their 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 violentחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376Whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834havepurposedחָ֝שְׁב֗וּcha.she.VuH2803totripלִדְח֥וֹתlid.ChotH1760up my feetפְּעָמָֽי׃pe.'a.MaiH6471.
5The proudגֵאִ֨ים׀ge.'ImH1343havehiddenטָֽמְנֽוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934a trapפַּ֡חpachH6341for me, and cordsוַחֲבָלִ֗יםva.cha.va.LimH2256;They have spreadפָּ֣רְשׂוּPa.re.suH6566anetרֶ֭שֶׁתRe.shetH7568by thewaysideמַעְגָּ֑לma'.GalH4570;They have setשָֽׁתוּ־sha.tu-H7896snaresמֹקְשִׁ֖יםmo.ke.ShimH4170for me. Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
6Isaidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to the Lordלַ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068, “You are my Godאֵ֣לִי'E.liH410;Giveהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238, O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, to thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469.
7OGodH3068the Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,the strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֑יye.shu.'a.TiH3444, You havecoveredסַכֹּ֥תָהsa.Ko.tahH5526my headלְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗יle.ro.ShiH7218in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofbattleנָֽשֶׁק׃Na.shekH5402.
8Do not grantתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, thedesiresמַאֲוַיֵּ֣יma.'a.vai.YeiH3970of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563;Do not promoteתָּ֝פֵ֗קta.FekH6329his evildeviceזְמָמ֥וֹze.ma.MoH2162, that they notbe exaltedיָר֥וּמוּya.Ru.muH7311.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
9“As for the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of those who surroundH5437me, May themischiefעֲמַ֖ל'a.MalH5999of their lipsשְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹse.fa.Tei.movH8193coverיְכַסֵּֽמוֹ׃ye.kha.su.movH3680them.
10MayburningH784coalsגֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥יםge.Cha.LimH1513fallיִמּ֥וֹטוּya.mi.tuH4131upon them; May they becastיַפִּלֵ֑םya.pi.LemH5307into the fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784, IntodeepH4113pitsH4113from which theycannotבַּֽל־bal-H1077riseיָקֽוּמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.
11May aslandererאִ֥ישׁ לָשׁוֹן֮'ish la.shOnH376H3956not be establishedיִכּ֪וֹןyi.KonH3559in the earthבָּ֫אָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;May evilרָ֑עRa'H7451huntיְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּye.tzu.De.nuH6679the violentחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555manאִישׁ־'ish-H376speedilyלְמַדְחֵפֹֽת׃le.mad.che.FotH4073.”
12I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.da'.taH3045that the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068willmaintainיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213the causeדִּ֣יןdinH1779of the afflictedH6031Andjusticeמִ֝שְׁפַּ֗טmish.PatH4941for the poorאֶבְיֹנִֽים׃'ev.yo.NimH34.
13Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389therighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662will giveיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034thanksH3034to Your nameלִשְׁמֶ֑ךָlish.Me.khaH8034; Theuprightיְ֝שָׁרִ֗יםye.sha.RimH3477will dwellיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427in Your presenceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440.

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