Psalms 140:1-7 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; Preserve me from the violent man:

² Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah

⁴ Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

⁵ 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

⁶ I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.

⁷ O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to thee; hear me: attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee.

² Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to evil things, to employ pretexts for sins, with men who work iniquity: and let me not unite with their choice ones.

⁵ The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures.

⁶ Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

⁷ As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the mouth of the grave.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

² Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

⁵ 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.

⁶ I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

⁷ O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

² Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

⁵ 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.

⁶ I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

⁷ O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ (141) A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to you; hear me: attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to you.

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

³ Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about by lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to evil things, to employ pretexts for sins, with me who work iniquity: and I will not. let me not unite with their choice ones.

⁵ The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures.

⁶ Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

⁷ As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the mouth of the grave.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man:

² Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually do they gather themselves together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah

⁴ Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man: Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

⁵ The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way side; they have set gins for me. Selah

⁶ I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

⁷ O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ Yahweh, rescue/save me from being attacked by evil men; and even more, ◄keep me safe/protect me► from being attacked by violent people.

² They are always planning to do evil things and they are always inciting/urging people to start quarrels.

³ By what they say MTY they injure people like poisonous snakes do; the words that they speak MTY can kill people as easily as cobras/vipers do.

⁴ Yahweh, protect me from the power MTY of wicked people. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to destroy me SYN.

⁵ It is as though proud people have set a trap for me; it is as though they have spread their nets to catch me; it is as though they have put those things along the road to catch/seize me.

⁶ I say to you, “Yahweh, you are my God;” so listen to me while I cry out to you to help me.

⁷ Yahweh, my Lord, you are the one who defends me strongly; you have protected me during battles MET as though you had put a helmet on my head.

¹ (141) A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to you; hear me: attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to you.

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

³ Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, and a strong door about by lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to evil things, to employ pretexts for sins, with me who work iniquity: and I will not. let me not unite with their choice ones.

⁵ The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures.

⁶ Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

⁷ As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the mouth of the grave.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, Yahweh, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:

² those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

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.

⁶ I said to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.

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

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, Yahweh, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:

² those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

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.

⁶ I said to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.

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

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, LORD, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:

² those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

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.

⁶ I said to the LORD, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, LORD.

⁷ LORD, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. O Lord, take me out of the power of the evil man; keep me safe from the violent man:

² For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.

³ Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)

⁴ O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.

⁵ The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)

⁶ I have said to the Lord, You are my God: give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my prayer.

⁷ O Lord God, the strength of my salvation, you have been a cover over my head in the day of the fight.

¹ To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Free me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man:

² Who devise mischiefs in their heart; every day are they banded together for war.

³ They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked man, preserve me from the violent man, who devise to overthrow my steps.

⁵ The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way-side; they have set traps for me. Selah.

⁶ I have said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: give ear, O Jehovah, to the voice of my supplications.

⁷ Jehovah, the Lord, is the strength of my salvation: thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ I have cried to the, O Lord, hear me: hearken to my voice, when I cry to thee.

² Let my prayer be directed as incense in thy sight; the lifting up of my hands, as evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to evil words; to make excuses in sins. With men that work iniquity: and I will not communicate with the choicest of them.

⁵ The just shall correct me in mercy, and shall reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head. For my prayer also shall still be against the things with which they are well pleased:

⁶ Their judges falling upon the rock have been swallowed up. They shall hear my words, for they have prevailed:

⁷ As when the thickness of the earth is broken up upon the ground: Our bones are scattered by the side of hell.

¹ For the music director. A psalm of David. Lord, please save me from those who do evil; protect me especially from those who are violent!

² Their minds are busy plotting evil things, stirring up trouble all day long.

³ Their tongues are as sharp as those of snakes; viper's venom is on their lips. Selah.

⁴ Lord, please keep me from falling into the hands of the wicked; protect me especially from those who are violent, who are plotting my downfall.

⁵ Proud people have hidden a trap for me—they have strung out a net on the path, they have set snares to catch me. Selah.

⁶ I told the Lord, “You are my God! Lord, please listen to my cries for help!”

⁷ Lord God, my powerful Savior, you covered my head like a helmet on the day of battle.

¹ To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Deliuer me, O Lord, from the euill man: preserue me from the cruel man:

² Which imagine euill things in their heart, and make warre continually.

³ They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poyson is vnder their lips. Selah.

⁴ Keepe mee, O Lord, from the handes of the wicked: preserue mee from the cruell man, which purposeth to cause my steppes to slide.

⁵ The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spred a nette with cordes in my pathway, and set grennes for me. Selah.

⁶ Therefore I saide vnto the Lord, Thou art my God: heare, O Lord, the voyce of my prayers.

⁷ O Lord God the strength of my saluation, thou hast couered mine head in the day of battel.

¹ (140-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (140-2) Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man;

² (140-3) Who devise evil things in their heart; every day do they stir up wars.

³ (140-4) They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; vipers' venom is under their lips. Selah

⁴ (140-5) Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to make my steps slip.

⁵ (140-6) 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

⁶ (140-7) I have said unto the LORD: 'Thou art my God'; give ear, O LORD, unto the voice of my supplications.

⁷ (140-8) O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, who hast screened my head in the day of battle,

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: Preserve me from the violent man;

² Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; Continually are they gathered together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; Adder’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from the violent man; Who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

⁵ The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the way side; They have set grins for me. Selah.

⁶ I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.

⁷ O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ “To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” (140:2) Deliver me, O Lord, from an evil man; from a man of violence do thou keep me;

² (140:3) Who think over evil resolves in their heart, who every day are gathered together for war.

³ (140:4) They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the poison of the adder is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ (140:5) Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, from the man of violence do thou keep me, who think of overthrowing my steps.

⁵ (140:6) The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the side of my track; traps have they set for me. Selah.

⁶ (140:7) I have said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.

⁷ (140:8) O thou Eternal Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head on the day of battle.

¹ A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to thee; hear me: Attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee.

² Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; The lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.

³ Set a watch, O Lord, on my mouth, And a strong door about my lips.

⁴ Incline not my heart to evil things, To employ pretexts for sins, With men who work iniquity: And let me not unite with their choice ones.

⁵ The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: But let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: For yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures.

⁶ Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: They shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

⁷ As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, Our bones have been scattered by the mouth of the grave.

¹ “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Deliver me, O LORD! from the evil man, Save me from the man of violence,

² Who meditate mischief in their heart, And daily stir up war!

³ They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of the adder is under their lips. Pause.

⁴ Defend me, O LORD! from the hands of the wicked, Preserve me from the man of violence, Who have purposed to cause my fall! Pause.

⁵ The proud have hidden snares and cords for me; They have spread a net by the way-side; They have set traps for me.

⁶ I say to Jehovah, Thou art my God; Hear, O Jehovah! the voice of my supplication!

⁷ The Lord Jehovah is my saving strength: Thou shelterest my head in the day of battle!

¹ Rescue me, Lord, from evil people; from the violent guard me

² from those who plot evil in their heart, and stir up war continually:

³ who make their tongue as sharp as a serpent's, and under whose lips is the poison of adders. Selah

⁴ Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, from the violent guard me from those who are plotting to trip up my feet.

⁵ The proud have hidden a trap for me, cords they have spread as a net for my feet: snares they have set at the side of my track. Selah

⁶ I have said to the Lord, “My God are you; give ear, Lord, to my loud plea.

⁷ O Lord my Lord, my saviour mighty, you did cover my head in the day of battle.

¹ Rescue me, Lord, from evil people; from the violent guard me

² from those who plot evil in their heart, and stir up war continually:

³ who make their tongue as sharp as a serpent's, and under whose lips is the poison of adders. Selah

⁴ Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, from the violent guard me from those who are plotting to trip up my feet.

⁵ The proud have hidden a trap for me, cords they have spread as a net for my feet: snares they have set at the side of my track. Selah

⁶ I have said to the Lord, “My God are you; give ear, Lord, to my loud plea.

⁷ O Lord my Lord, my savior mighty, you did cover my head in the day of battle.

¹ Deliver me, Adonai , from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;

² those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁴ Adonai , keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

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 ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁶ I said to Adonai , “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, Adonai .

⁷ Adonai , the Lord, the strength of my yishu'ah ·salvation·, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Yahweh, rescue me from the wicked; preserve me from violent men.

² They plan evil in their hearts; they cause battles every day.

³ Their tongues wound like serpents; vipers' poison is on their lips. Selah

⁴ Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh; preserve me from violent men who plan to knock me over.

⁵ The proud have set a trap for me; they have spread a net; they have set a snare for me. Selah

⁶ I said to Yahweh, “You are my God; listen to my cries for mercy.”

⁷ Yahweh, my Lord, you are powerfully able to save me; you shield my head in the day of battle.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, Yahweh, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:

² those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

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.

⁶ I said to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.

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

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, LORD, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:

² those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

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.

⁶ I said to the LORD, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, LORD.

⁷ LORD, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

² Who imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they assembled for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adder's poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

⁵ The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way side: they have set gins for me. Selah.

⁶ I said to the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

⁷ O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, LORD, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:

² those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

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.

⁶ I said to the LORD, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, LORD.

⁷ LORD, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, LORD, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:

² those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

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.

⁶ I said to the LORD, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, LORD.

⁷ LORD, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

¹ To victory, the psalm of David. Lord, deliver thou me from an evil man; deliver thou me from a wicked man.

² Which thought wickednesses in the heart; all day they ordained battles.

³ They sharpened their tongues as serpents; the venom of snakes is under the lips of them.

⁴ Lord, keep thou me from the hand of the sinner; and deliver thou me from wicked men. Which thought to deceive my goings;

⁵ proud men hid a snare to me. And they laid forth cords into a snare; they setted a trap to me beside the way.

⁶ I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; Lord, hear thou the voice of my beseeching.

⁷ Lord, Lord, the virtue of mine health; thou madest a shadow on mine head in the day of battle.

¹ To victory, the psalm of David. Lord, deliver thou me from an evil man; deliver thou me from a wicked man. (For the choirmaster, a song by David. Lord, save thou me from evil people; yea, save thou me from violent, or wicked, people.)

² Which thought wickednesses in the heart; all day they ordained battles. (Who always think in their hearts about doing wicked things; who plan out battles all day long or day after day.)

³ They sharpened their tongues as serpents; the venom of snakes is under the lips of them. (Their tongues be sharp like the fangs of serpents; the venom of snakes is on their lips.)

⁴ Lord, keep thou me from the hand of the sinner; and deliver thou me from wicked men. Which thought to deceive my goings; (Lord, keep thou me safe from the power of the sinner; and save thou me from the wicked, from those who think out ways to thwart my progress.)

⁵ proud men hid a snare to me. And they laid forth cords into a snare; they setted (a) trap to me beside the way. (Proud people hid a snare for me, yea, they laid out cords for a snare; they set a trap for me along the way.)

⁶ I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; Lord, hear thou the voice of my beseeching, (or Lord, hear thou the words of my plea).

⁷ Lord, Lord, the virtue of mine health; thou madest shadow on mine head in the day of battle. (Lord, Lord, my strong salvation or my strong deliverance; thou madest a shadow upon my head on the day of battle.)

¹ To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

² Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble for wars.

³ They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder is under their lips. Selah.

⁴ Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

⁵ 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.

⁶ I have said to Jehovah, 'My God art Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.'

⁷ O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.