Psalms 140 : 1 (YLT)
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.
Psalms 140 : 2 (YLT)
Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble *for wars.
Psalms 140 : 3 (YLT)
They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder *is under their lips. Selah.
Psalms 140 : 4 (YLT)
Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.
Psalms 140 : 5 (YLT)
The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.
Psalms 140 : 6 (YLT)
I have said to Jehovah, `My God *art Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.`
Psalms 140 : 7 (YLT)
O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.
Psalms 140 : 8 (YLT)
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.
Psalms 140 : 9 (YLT)
The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.
Psalms 140 : 10 (YLT)
They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits -- they arise not.
Psalms 140 : 11 (YLT)
A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.
Psalms 140 : 12 (YLT)
I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.
Psalms 140 : 13 (YLT)
Only -- the righteous give thanks to Thy name, The upright do dwell with Thy presence!
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