Psalms 140 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 141

¹A Psalm by David. Yahweh, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.

KJVA Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. LORD^H3068, I cry^H7121^(H8804) unto thee: make haste^H2363^(H8798) unto me; give ear^H238^(H8685) unto my voice^H6963, when I cry^H7121^(H8800) unto thee.

² Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

KJVLet my prayer^H8605 be set forth^H3559^(H8735) before^H6440 thee as incense^H7004; and the lifting up^H4864 of my hands^H3709 as the evening^H6153 sacrifice^H4503.

³ Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

KJVSet^H7896^(H8798) a watch^H8108, O LORD^H3068, before my mouth^H6310; keep^H5341^(H8798) the door^H1817 of my lips^H8193.

⁴ Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

KJVIncline^H5186^(H8686) not my heart^H3820 to any evil^H7451 thing^H1697, to practise^H5953^(H8705) wicked^H7562 works^H5949 with men^H376 that work^H6466^(H8802) iniquity^H205: and let me not eat^H3898^(H8799) of their dainties^H4516.

⁵ Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

KJVLet the righteous^H6662 smite^H1986^(H8799) me; it shall be a kindness^H2617: and let him reprove^H3198^(H8686) me; it shall be an excellent^H7218 oil^H8081, which shall not break^H5106^(H8686) my head^H7218: for yet my prayer^H8605 also shall be in their calamities^H7451.

⁶ Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.

KJVWhen their judges^H8199^(H8802) are overthrown^H8058^(H8738) in stony^H5553 places^H3027, they shall hear^H8085^(H8804) my words^H561; for they are sweet^H5276^(H8804).

⁷ “As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”

KJVOur bones^H6106 are scattered^H6340^(H8738) at the grave's^H7585 mouth^H6310, as when one cutteth^H6398^(H8802) and cleaveth^H1234^(H8802) wood upon the earth^H776.

⁸ For my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. I take refuge in you. Don’t leave my soul destitute.

KJVBut mine eyes^H5869 are unto thee, O GOD^H3069 the Lord^H136: in thee is my trust^H2620^(H8804); leave^H6168 not my soul^H5315 destitute^H6168^(H8762).

⁹ Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, from the traps of the workers of iniquity.

KJVKeep^H8104^(H8798) me from the snares^H3027^H6341 which they have laid^H3369^(H8804) for me, and the gins^H4170 of the workers^H6466^(H8802) of iniquity^H205.

¹⁰ Let the wicked fall together into their own nets while I pass by.

KJVLet the wicked^H7563 fall^H5307^(H8799) into their own nets^H4364, whilst that I withal^H3162 escape^H5674^(H8799).

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.

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