For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man;
Preserve me from the violent man:
Who devise mischiefs in their heart;
Continually do they {Or, stir up wars}gather themselves together for war.
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent;
Adders' poison is under their lips.
[Selah
Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from the violent man:
Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set gins for me.
[Selah
I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God:
Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked;
Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves. [Selah
As for the head of those that compass me about,
Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Let burning coals fall upon them:
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into {Or, floods}deep pits, whence they shall not rise.
{Hebrew: A man to tongue.}An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth:
Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the needy.
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name:
The upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Querverweise zu Psalm 140,6 Ps 140,6
O my soul, thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art {Or, the Lord}my Lord:I have no good beyond thee.
Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice:Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup:Thou maintainest my lot.
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee,Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
A Psalm of David.Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call:My rock, be not thou deaf unto me;Lest, if thou be silent unto me,I become like them that go down into the pit.
But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah:I said, Thou art my God.
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee,When I lift up my hands {Or, toward the innermost place of thy sanctuary}toward thy holy oracle.
I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;My God, in whom I trust.
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David.Give ear to my prayer, O God;And hide not thyself from my supplication.
ח HHETH. {Or, Jehovah is my portion, have I said: That may observe &c.}Jehovah is my portion:I have said that I would observe thy words.
Attend unto me, and answer me:I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
I cried unto thee, O Jehovah;I said, Thou art my refuge,My portion in the land of the living.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint:Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.