Chapter 140
Rescue Me from Evil Men
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For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 1Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤇𐤋𐤑𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤓𐤏 𐤌𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤕𐤍𐤑𐤓𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤇𐤌𐤎𐤉𐤌
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃ חַלְּצֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה רָ֑ע מֵאָדָ֣ם תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃ מֵאִ֖ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ miz·mō·wr lə·ḏā·wiḏ ḥal·lə·ṣê·nî Yah·weh rā‘ mê·’ā·ḏām tin·ṣə·rê·nî mê·’îš ḥă·mā·sîm — WLC · 1
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who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤋𐤁 𐤉𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤅𐤌
אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָשְׁב֣וּ רָע֣וֹת בְּלֵ֑ב יָג֥וּרוּ מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃ כָּל־ י֝֗וֹם ’ă·šer ḥā·šə·ḇū rā·‘ō·wṯ bə·lêḇ yā·ḡū·rū mil·ḥā·mō·wṯ kāl- yō·wm — WLC · 2
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They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
𐤔𐤍𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤌 𐤊𐤌𐤅 𐤍𐤇𐤔 𐤇𐤌𐤕 𐤏𐤊𐤔𐤅𐤁 𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤎𐤋𐤄
שָֽׁנֲנ֣וּ לְשׁוֹנָם֮ כְּֽמוֹ־ נָ֫חָ֥שׁ חֲמַ֥ת עַכְשׁ֑וּב תַּ֖חַת שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ סֶֽלָה׃ šā·nă·nū lə·šō·w·nām kə·mōw- nā·ḥāš ḥă·maṯ ‘aḵ·šūḇ ta·ḥaṯ śə·p̄ā·ṯê·mōw se·lāh — WLC · 3
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Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble…
𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤉𐤃𐤉 𐤓𐤔𐤏 𐤕𐤍𐤑𐤓𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤇𐤌𐤎𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤋𐤃𐤇𐤅𐤕 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉
שָׁמְרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה׀ מִ֘ידֵ֤י רָשָׁ֗ע תִּנְצְרֵ֑נִי מֵאִ֣ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָ֝שְׁב֗וּ לִדְח֥וֹת פְּעָמָֽי׃ šā·mə·rê·nî Yah·weh mî·ḏê rā·šā‘ tin·ṣə·rê·nî mê·’îš ḥă·mā·sîm ’ă·šer ḥā·šə·ḇū liḏ·ḥō·wṯ pə·‘ā·māy — WLC · 4
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The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
𐤂𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤈𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤐𐤇 𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤓𐤔𐤕 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤅 𐤋𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤏𐤂𐤋 𐤌𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤕𐤅 𐤋𐤉 𐤎𐤋𐤄
גֵאִ֨ים׀ טָֽמְנֽוּ־ פַּ֡ח לִ֗י וַחֲבָלִ֗ים רֶ֭שֶׁת פָּ֣רְשׂוּ לְיַד־ מַעְגָּ֑ל מֹקְשִׁ֖ים שָֽׁתוּ־ לִ֣י סֶֽלָה׃ ḡê·’îm ṭā·mə·nū- paḥ lî wa·ḥă·ḇā·lîm re·šeṯ pā·rə·śū lə·yaḏ- ma‘·gāl mō·qə·šîm šā·ṯū- lî se·lāh — WLC · 5
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I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD,… my cry for help.
𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉
אָמַ֣רְתִּי לַ֭יהוָה אָ֑תָּה אֵ֣לִי הַאֲזִ֥ינָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה ק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ ’ā·mar·tî Yah·weh ’āt·tāh ’ê·lî ha·’ă·zî·nāh Yah·weh qō·wl ta·ḥă·nū·nāy — WLC · 6
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O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤆 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤉 𐤎𐤊𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤍𐤔𐤒
יְהֹוִ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי עֹ֣ז יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י סַכֹּ֥תָה לְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗י בְּי֣וֹם נָֽשֶׁק׃ Yah·weh ’ă·ḏō·nāy ‘ōz yə·šū·‘ā·ṯî sak·kō·ṯāh lə·rō·šî bə·yō·wm nā·šeq — WLC · 7
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Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, [lest] they be exalted. Selah
𐤕𐤕𐤍 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤉 𐤓𐤔𐤏 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤐𐤒 𐤆𐤌𐤌𐤅 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤅 𐤎𐤋𐤄
תִּתֵּ֣ן אַל־ יְ֭הוָה מַאֲוַיֵּ֣י רָשָׁ֑ע אַל־ תָּ֝פֵ֗ק זְמָמ֥וֹ יָר֥וּמוּ סֶֽלָה׃ tit·tên ’al- Yah·weh ma·’ă·way·yê rā·šā‘ ’al- tā·p̄êq zə·mā·mōw yā·rū·mū se·lāh — WLC · 8
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May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤌𐤎𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤌𐤅 𐤏𐤌𐤋 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌𐤅
רֹ֥אשׁ מְסִבָּ֑י יְכַסּוּמוֹ׃ עֲמַ֖ל שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ rōš mə·sib·bāy yə·ḵas·sū·mō ‘ă·mal śə·p̄ā·ṯê·mōw — WLC · 9
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May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
𐤂𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤈𐤅 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤔 𐤁𐤌𐤄𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤋 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅
גֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥ים יָמִיטוּ עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם יַפִּלֵ֑ם בָּאֵ֥שׁ בְּ֝מַהֲמֹר֗וֹת בַּֽל־ יָקֽוּמוּ׃ ge·ḥā·lîm yå̄·mī·ṭū ‘ă·lê·hem yap·pi·lêm bā·’êš bə·ma·hă·mō·rō·wṯ bal- yā·qū·mū — WLC · 10
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May no slanderer… be established in the land; may calamity hunt down… the man of violence.
𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤋 𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤓𐤏 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤃𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤃𐤇𐤐𐤕 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤇𐤌𐤎
אִ֥ישׁ לָשׁוֹן֮ בַּל־ יִכּ֪וֹן בָּ֫אָ֥רֶץ רָ֑ע יְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּ לְמַדְחֵפֹֽת׃ אִישׁ־ חָמָ֥ס ’îš lā·šō·wn bal- yik·kō·wn bā·’ā·reṣ rā‘ yə·ṣū·ḏen·nū lə·maḏ·ḥê·p̄ōṯ ’îš- ḥā·mās — WLC · 11
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I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor [and defends] the cause of the needy.
𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤃𐤉𐤍 𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌
יָדַעְתִּ כִּֽי־ יְ֭הוָה יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה דִּ֣ין עָנִ֑י מִ֝שְׁפַּ֗ט אֶבְיֹנִֽים׃ yå̄·ḏaʿ·ti kî- Yah·weh ya·‘ă·śeh dîn ‘ā·nî miš·paṭ ’eḇ·yō·nîm — WLC · 12
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Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright… will dwell in Your presence.
𐤀𐤊 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤔𐤌𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤊
אַ֣ךְ צַ֭דִּיקִים יוֹד֣וּ לִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים אֶת־ יֵשְׁב֥וּ פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ ’aḵ ṣad·dî·qîm yō·w·ḏū liš·me·ḵā yə·šā·rîm ’eṯ- yê·šə·ḇū pā·ne·ḵā — WLC · 13