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Psalm 140

New American Standard Bible 2020

Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

11RescueH2502 me, LordH3068, from evilH7451 peopleH120; ProtectH5341 me from 2violentH2555 menH3762WhoH834 3deviseH2803 evilH7451 thingsH7451 in their heartsH3820; They 4continuallyH3605H3117 stirH1624 upH1624 warsH4421.3They 5sharpenH8150 their tonguesH3956 like a snakeH5175; 6The venomH2534 of a viperH5919 is underH8478 their lipsH8193. SelahH5542

47KeepH8104 me, LordH3068, from the handsH3027 of the wickedH7563; 8ProtectH5341 me from violentH2555 menH376 WhoH834 9intendH2803 to 1011tripH1760 upH1760 my feetH6471.5The proudH1343 have 12hiddenH2934 a trapH6341 for me, and snaresH2256; They have spreadH6566 a 13netH7568 at the 14waysideH4570; They have setH7896 15snaresH4170 for me. SelahH5542

6I 16saidH559 to the LordH3068, “You are my GodH410; 17ListenH238, LordH3068, to the 18soundH6963 of my pleadingsH8469.719GodH3068 the LordH136, 20the strengthH5797 of my salvationH3444, You have 21coveredH5526 my headH7218 on the dayH3117 of 22battleH5402.8Do not grantH5414, LordH3068, the 23desiresH3970 of the wickedH7563; Do not bringH6329 aboutH6329 24his evilH2161 planningH2161, so that they are not exaltedH7311. SelahH5542

9“As for the headH7218 of those who surroundH5437 me, May the 25harmH5999 of their lipsH8193 coverH3680 them.10May 26burningH784 coalsH1513 fallH4131 upon them; May they be 27castH5307 into the fireH784, Into bottomlessH4113 pitsH4113 from which they 28cannotH1077 riseH6965.11May a 29slandererH376H3956 not endureH3559 on the earthH776; 30May evilH7451 huntH6679 a violentH2555 personH376 31violentlyH4073.”

12I knowH3045 that the LordH3068 will 32maintainH6213 the causeH1779 of the afflictedH6031, And 33justiceH4941 for the poorH34.13CertainlyH389 the 34righteousH6662 will giveH3034 thanksH3034 to Your nameH8034; The 35uprightH3477 will dwellH3427 in Your presenceH6440.

Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 140:1 Ps 17:13; 59:2; 71:4 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 140:1 Ps 18:48; 86:14; 140:11 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 140:2 Ps 7:14; 36:4; 52:2; Prov 6:14; Is 59:4; Hos 7:15 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 140:2 Ps 56:6 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 140:3 Ps 57:4; 64:3 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 140:3 Ps 58:4; Rom 3:13; James 3:8 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 140:4 Ps 71:4 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 140:4 Ps 140:1 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 140:4 Or devise ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 140:4 Lit push ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 140:4 Ps 36:11 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 140:5 Job 18:9; Ps 35:7; 141:9; 142:3 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 140:5 Ps 31:4; 57:6; Lam 1:13 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 140:5 Lit track ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 140:5 Ps 141:9; Is 8:14; Amos 3:5 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 140:6 Ps 16:2; 31:14 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 140:6 Ps 143:1 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 140:6 Ps 116:1; 130:2 ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 140:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 140:7 Ps 28:8; 118:14 ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 140:7 Ps 144:10 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 140:7 Lit weapons ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 140:8 Ps 112:10 ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 140:8 Esth 9:25; Ps 10:2, 3 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 140:9 Ps 7:16; Prov 18:7 ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 140:10 Ps 11:6 ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 140:10 Ps 21:9; Matt 3:10 ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 140:10 Ps 36:12 ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 140:11 Lit man of tongue ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 140:11 Ps 34:21 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 140:11 Lit blow upon blow ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 140:12 1 Kin 8:45, 49; Ps 9:4; 18:27; 82:3 ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 140:12 Ps 12:5; 35:10 ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 140:13 Ps 97:12 ↩
  35. 35. Psalms 140:13 Ps 11:7; 16:11; 17:15 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 140

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