New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 140
Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
11RescueH2502 me, O LordH3068, from evilH7451 menH376; PreserveH5341 me from 2violentH2555 menH1202WhoH834 3deviseH2803 evilH7451 thingsH7451 in their heartsH3820; They 4continuallyH3605H3117 stirH1481 up warsH4421.3They 5sharpenH8150 their tonguesH3956 as a serpentH5175; 6PoisonH2534 of a viperH5919 is underH8478 their lipsH8193. 7SelahH5542.
48KeepH8104 me, O LordH3068, from the handsH3027 of the wickedH7563; 9PreserveH5341 me from violentH2555 menH376 WhoH834 have 10purposedH2803 to 1112tripH1760 up my feetH6471.5The proudH1343 have 13hiddenH2934 a trapH6341 for me, and cordsH2256; They have spreadH6566 a 14netH7568 by the 15waysideH4570; They have setH7896 16snaresH4170 for me. SelahH5542.
6I 17saidH559 to the LordH3068, “You are my GodH410; 18GiveH238 earH238, O LordH3068, to the 19voiceH6963 of my supplicationsH8469.7O 20GodH3068 the LordH136, 21the strengthH5797 of my salvationH3444, You have 22coveredH5526 my headH7218 in the dayH3117 of 23battleH5402.8Do not grantH5414, O LordH3068, the 24desiresH3970 of the wickedH7563; Do not promoteH6329 25his evil deviceH2162, that they not be exaltedH7311. SelahH5542.
9“As for the headH7218 of those who surroundH5437 me, May the 26mischiefH5999 of their lipsH8193 coverH3680 them.10May 27burningH784 coalsH1513 fallH4131 upon them; May they be 28castH5307 into the fireH784, Into 29deepH4113 pitsH4113 from which they 30cannotH1077 riseH6965.11May a 31slandererH376H3956 not be establishedH3559 in the earthH776; 32May evilH7451 huntH6679 the violentH2555 manH376 33speedilyH4073.”
12I knowH3045 that the LordH3068 will 34maintainH6213 the causeH1779 of the afflictedH6031 And 35justiceH4941 for the poorH34.13SurelyH389 the 36righteousH6662 will giveH3034 thanksH3034 to Your nameH8034; The 37uprightH3477 will dwellH3427 in Your presenceH6440.
Notes
- 1. Psalms 140:1 Ps 17:13; 59:2; 71:4 ↩
- 2. Psalms 140:1 Ps 18:48; 86:14; 140:11 ↩
- 3. Psalms 140:2 Ps 7:14; 36:4; 52:2; Prov 6:14; Is 59:4; Hos 7:15 ↩
- 4. Psalms 140:2 Ps 56:6 ↩
- 5. Psalms 140:3 Ps 57:4; 64:3 ↩
- 6. Psalms 140:3 Ps 58:4; Rom 3:13; James 3:8 ↩
- 7. Psalms 140:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
- 8. Psalms 140:4 Ps 71:4 ↩
- 9. Psalms 140:4 Ps 140:1 ↩
- 10. Psalms 140:4 Or devised ↩
- 11. Psalms 140:4 Lit push violently ↩
- 12. Psalms 140:4 Ps 36:11 ↩
- 13. Psalms 140:5 Job 18:9; Ps 35:7; 141:9; 142:3 ↩
- 14. Psalms 140:5 Ps 31:4; 57:6; Lam 1:13 ↩
- 15. Psalms 140:5 Lit track ↩
- 16. Psalms 140:5 Ps 141:9; Is 8:14; Amos 3:5 ↩
- 17. Psalms 140:6 Ps 16:2; 31:14 ↩
- 18. Psalms 140:6 Ps 143:1 ↩
- 19. Psalms 140:6 Ps 116:1; 130:2 ↩
- 20. Psalms 140:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
- 21. Psalms 140:7 Ps 28:8; 118:14 ↩
- 22. Psalms 140:7 Ps 144:10 ↩
- 23. Psalms 140:7 Lit weapons ↩
- 24. Psalms 140:8 Ps 112:10 ↩
- 25. Psalms 140:8 Esth 9:25; Ps 10:2, 3 ↩
- 26. Psalms 140:9 Ps 7:16; Prov 18:7 ↩
- 27. Psalms 140:10 Ps 11:6 ↩
- 28. Psalms 140:10 Ps 21:9; Matt 3:10 ↩
- 29. Psalms 140:10 Lit watery ↩
- 30. Psalms 140:10 Ps 36:12 ↩
- 31. Psalms 140:11 Lit man of tongue ↩
- 32. Psalms 140:11 Ps 34:21 ↩
- 33. Psalms 140:11 Lit thrust upon thrust ↩
- 34. Psalms 140:12 1 Kin 8:45, 49; Ps 9:4; 18:27; 82:3 ↩
- 35. Psalms 140:12 Ps 12:5; 35:10 ↩
- 36. Psalms 140:13 Ps 97:12 ↩
- 37. Psalms 140:13 Ps 11:7; 16:11; 17:15 ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 140
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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