Parallel Bible results for "Psalms 140"

Psalms 140

1 Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men,

1 Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,

2 who plan evil [things] in [their] heart. They stir up wars continually.

2 who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.

3 They sharpen their tongue as [sharp as] a snake's; [the] venom of a viper [is] under their lips. Selah

3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.

4 Protect me, O Yahweh, from [the] hands of [the] wicked. Preserve me from violent men, who have planned to {make me stumble}.

4 Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.

5 [The] proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords. They have spread out a net along [the] {side} of [the] path. They have set snares for me. Selah

5 The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.

6 I say to Yahweh, "You [are] my God." Listen, O Yahweh, to the voice of my supplications.

6 I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.

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

7 Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.

8 Do not grant, O Yahweh, [the] desires of [the] wicked. Do not allow [them] to attain their plan, lest they be exalted. Selah

8 Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed.

9 [With respect to the] head of [those who] surround me, may the harm of their lips cover them.

9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.

10 Let burning coals fall on them; let them be dropped into the fire, into bottomless pits [from which] they cannot rise.

10 May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.

11 Do not let a {slanderer} be established in the land; as for [the] man of violence, let evil hunt him quickly.

11 May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.

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

12 I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.

13 Surely [the] righteous will give thanks to your name; [the] upright will dwell in your presence.

13 Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.