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Psalm 140:1-11

Listen to Psalm 140:1-11
1 Au chef des chantres. Psaume de David. Eternel, délivre-moi des hommes méchants! Préserve-moi des hommes violents.
2 Qui mĂ©ditent de mauvais desseins dans leur coeur, Et sont toujours prĂȘts Ă  faire la guerre!
3 Ils aiguisent leur langue comme un serpent, Ils ont sous leurs lĂšvres un venin d'aspic. Pause.
4 Eternel, garantis-moi des mains du méchant! Préserve-moi des hommes violents, Qui méditent de me faire tomber!
5 Des orgueilleux me tendent un piÚge et des filets, Ils placent des rets le long du chemin, Ils me dressent des embûches. Pause.
6 Je dis Ă  l'Eternel: Tu es mon Dieu! Eternel, prĂȘte l'oreille Ă  la voix de mes supplications!
7 Eternel, Seigneur, force de mon salut! Tu couvres ma tĂȘte au jour du combat.
8 Eternel, n'accomplis pas les désirs du méchant, Ne laisse pas réussir ses projets, de peur qu'il ne s'en glorifie! Pause.
9 Que sur la tĂȘte de ceux qui m'environnent Retombe l'iniquitĂ© de leurs lĂšvres!
10 Que des charbons ardents soient jetĂ©s sur eux! Qu'il les prĂ©cipite dans le feu, Dans des abĂźmes, d'oĂč ils ne se relĂšvent plus!
11 L'homme dont la langue est fausse ne s'affermit pas sur la terre; Et l'homme violent, le malheur l'entraĂźne Ă  sa perte.

Psalm 140:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. This psalm, A ben Ezra says, was composed by David before he was king; and Kimchi says, it is concerning Doeg and the Ziphites, who calumniated him to Saul; and, according to our English contents, it is a prayer of David to be delivered from Saul and Doeg. The Syriac inscription is, "said by David, when Saul threw a javelin at him to kill him, but it struck the wall; but, spiritually, the words of him that cleaves to God, and contends with his enemies." R. Obadiah says, it was made at the persecution of David by Saul, which was before the kingdom of David; as the persecution (of Gog) is before the coming of the Messiah. It is indeed before his spiritual coming, but not before his coming in the flesh; and David may be very well considered in the psalm as a type of Christ, for he was particularly so in his sufferings, as well as in other things.
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