Psalms 139 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 140

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, Yahweh, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. Deliver^H2502^(H8761) me, O LORD^H3068, from the evil^H7451 man^H120: preserve^H5341^(H8799) me from the violent^H2555 man^H376;

² those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

KJVWhich imagine^H2803^(H8804) mischiefs^H7451 in their heart^H3820; continually^H3117 are they gathered together^H1481^(H8799) for war^H4421.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

KJVThey have sharpened^H8150^(H8804) their tongues^H3956 like a serpent^H5175; adders^H5919' poison^H2534 is under their lips^H8193. Selah^H5542.

⁴ Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

KJVKeep^H8104^(H8798) me, O LORD^H3068, from the hands^H3027 of the wicked^H7563; preserve^H5341^(H8799) me from the violent^H2555 man^H376; who have purposed^H2803^(H8804) to overthrow^H1760^(H8800) my goings^H6471.

⁵ The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.

KJVThe proud^H1343 have hid^H2934^(H8804) a snare^H6341 for me, and cords^H2256; they have spread^H6566^(H8804) a net^H7568 by the wayside^H3027^H4570; they have set^H7896^(H8804) gins^H4170 for me. Selah^H5542.

⁶ I said to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.

KJVI said^H559^(H8804) unto the LORD^H3068, Thou art my God^H410: hear^H238^(H8685) the voice^H6963 of my supplications^H8469, O LORD^H3068.

⁷ Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

KJVO GOD^H3069 the Lord^H136, the strength^H5797 of my salvation^H3444, thou hast covered^H5526^(H8804) my head^H7218 in the day^H3117 of battle^H5402.

⁸ Yahweh, don’t grant the desires of the wicked. Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.

KJVGrant^H5414^(H8799) not, O LORD^H3068, the desires^H3970 of the wicked^H7563: further^H6329^(H8686) not his wicked device^H2162; lest they exalt^H7311^(H8799) themselves. Selah^H5542.

⁹ As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

KJVAs for the head^H7218 of those that compass me about^H4524, let the mischief^H5999 of their own lips^H8193 cover^H3680^(H8762) them.

¹⁰ Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.

KJVLet burning coals^H1513 fall^H4131^(H8735)^(H8675)^H4131^(H8686) upon them: let them be cast^H5307^(H8686) into the fire^H784; into deep pits^H4113, that they rise not up again^H6965^(H8799).

¹¹ An evil speaker won’t be established on the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

KJVLet not an evil speaker^H376^H3956 be established^H3559^(H8735) in the earth^H776: evil^H7451 shall hunt^H6679^(H8799) the violent^H2555 man^H376 to overthrow^H4073 him.

¹² I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

KJVI know^H3045^(H8804) that the LORD^H3068 will maintain^H6213^(H8799) the cause^H1779 of the afflicted^H6041, and the right^H4941 of the poor^H34.

¹³ Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.

KJVSurely the righteous^H6662 shall give thanks^H3034^(H8686) unto thy name^H8034: the upright^H3477 shall dwell^H3427^(H8799) in thy presence^H6440.

WEB·Psalms 139

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. O LORD^H3068, thou hast searched^H2713^(H8804) me, and known^H3045^(H8799) me.

² You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.

KJVThou knowest^H3045^(H8804) my downsitting^H3427^(H8800) and mine uprising^H6965^(H8800), thou understandest^H995^(H8804) my thought^H7454 afar off^H7350.

³ You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.

KJVThou compassest^H2219^(H8765) my path^H734 and my lying down^H7252, and art acquainted^H5532^(H8689) with all my ways^H1870.

⁴ For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.

KJVFor there is not a word^H4405 in my tongue^H3956, but, lo, O LORD^H3068, thou knowest^H3045^(H8804) it altogether.

⁵ You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.

KJVThou hast beset^H6696^(H8804) me behind^H268 and before^H6924, and laid^H7896^(H8799) thine hand^H3709 upon me.

⁶ This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.

KJVSuch knowledge^H1847 is too wonderful^H6383^(H8675)^H6383 for me; it is high^H7682^(H8738), I cannot^H3201^(H8799) attain unto it.

⁷ Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?

KJVWhither shall I go^H3212^(H8799) from thy spirit^H7307? or whither shall I flee^H1272^(H8799) from thy presence^H6440?

⁸ If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!

KJVIf I ascend up^H5266^(H8799) into heaven^H8064, thou art there: if I make my bed^H3331^(H8686) in hell^H7585, behold, thou art there.

⁹ If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea,

KJVIf I take^H5375^(H8799) the wings^H3671 of the morning^H7837, and dwell^H7931^(H8799) in the uttermost parts^H319 of the sea^H3220;

¹⁰ even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.

KJVEven there shall thy hand^H3027 lead^H5148^(H8686) me, and thy right hand^H3225 shall hold^H270^(H8799) me.

¹¹ If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”

KJVIf I say^H559^(H8799), Surely the darkness^H2822 shall cover^H7779^(H8799) me; even the night^H3915 shall be light^H216 about me^H1157.

¹² even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.

KJVYea, the darkness^H2822 hideth^H2821^(H8686) not from thee; but the night^H3915 shineth^H215^(H8686) as the day^H3117: the darkness^H2825 and the light^H219 are both alike to thee.

¹³ For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

KJVFor thou hast possessed^H7069^(H8804) my reins^H3629: thou hast covered^H5526^(H8799) me in my mother's^H517 womb^H990.

¹⁴ I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.

KJVI will praise^H3034^(H8686) thee; for I am fearfully^H3372^(H8737) and wonderfully made^H6395^(H8738): marvellous^H6381^(H8737) are thy works^H4639; and that my soul^H5315 knoweth^H3045^(H8802) right well^H3966.

¹⁵ My frame wasn’t hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.

KJVMy substance^H6108 was not hid^H3582^(H8738) from thee, when I was made^H6213^(H8795) in secret^H5643, and curiously wrought^H7551^(H8795) in the lowest parts^H8482 of the earth^H776.

¹⁶ Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.

KJVThine eyes^H5869 did see^H7200^(H8804) my substance, yet being unperfect^H1564; and in thy book^H5612 all my members were written^H3789^(H8735), which in continuance^H3117 were fashioned^H3335^(H8795), when as yet there was none^H259 of them.

¹⁷ How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!

KJVHow precious^H3365^(H8804) also are thy thoughts^H7454 unto me, O God^H410! how great^H6105^(H8804) is the sum^H7218 of them!

¹⁸ If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.

KJVIf I should count^H5608^(H8799) them, they are more in number^H7235^(H8799) than the sand^H2344: when I awake^H6974^(H8689), I am still^H5750 with thee.

¹⁹ If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!

KJVSurely thou wilt slay^H6991^(H8799) the wicked^H7563, O God^H433: depart^H5493^(H8798) from me therefore, ye bloody^H1818 men^H582.

²⁰ For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain.

KJVFor they speak^H559^(H8799) against thee wickedly^H4209, and thine enemies^H6145 take^H5375^(H8804) thy name in vain^H7723.

²¹ Yahweh, don’t I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?

KJVDo not I hate^H8130^(H8799) them, O LORD^H3068, that hate^H8130^(H8764) thee? and am not I grieved^H6962^(H8709) with those that rise up^H8618 against thee?

²² I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies.

KJVI hate^H8130^(H8804) them with perfect^H8503 hatred^H8135: I count them mine enemies^H341^(H8802).

²³ Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.

KJVSearch^H2713^(H8798) me, O God^H410, and know^H3045^(H8798) my heart^H3824: try^H974^(H8798) me, and know^H3045^(H8798) my thoughts^H8312:

²⁴ See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.

KJVAnd see^H7200^(H8798) if there be any wicked^H6090 way^H1870 in me, and lead^H5148^(H8798) me in the way^H1870 everlasting^H5769.

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