New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 140:1-5

1Rescueחַלְּצֵ֣נִיcha.le.Tze.niH2502me, Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,from evilרָ֑עRa'H7451peopleמֵאָדָ֣םme.'a.DamH120;Protectתִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃tin.tze.Re.niH5341me fromviolentחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555menמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376

2Whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834deviseחָשְׁב֣וּcha.she.VuH2803evilרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451thingsרָ֑עRa'H7451in theirheartsבְּלֵ֑בbe.LevH3820; Theycontinuallyכָּל־ י֝֗וֹםkol- YomH3605 H3117stirH1624upH1624warsמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421.

3Theysharpenשָֽׁנֲנ֣וּsha.na.NuH8150their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָם֮le.sho.NamH3956like a snakeנָ֫חָ֥שׁna.ChashH5175;The venomחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of a viperעַכְשׁ֑וּב'akh.ShuvH5919is underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478their lipsשְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹse.fa.Tei.movH8193.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

4Keepשָׁמְרֵ֤נִיsha.me.Re.niH8104me, Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,from the handsמִ֘ידֵ֤יmi.DeiH3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563;Protectתִּנְצְרֵ֑נִיtin.tze.Re.niH5341me from violentחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376Whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834intendחָ֝שְׁב֗וּcha.she.VuH2803totripH1760upH1760my feetפְּעָמָֽי׃pe.'a.MaiH6471.

5The proudגֵאִ֨ים׀ge.'ImH1343havehiddenטָֽמְנֽוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934a trapפַּ֡חpachH6341for me, and snaresוַחֲבָלִ֗יםva.cha.va.LimH2256;They have spreadפָּ֣רְשׂוּPa.re.suH6566anetרֶ֭שֶׁתRe.shetH7568at thewaysideמַעְגָּ֑לma'.GalH4570;They have setשָֽׁתוּ־sha.tu-H7896snaresמֹקְשִׁ֖יםmo.ke.ShimH4170for me. Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

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