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