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Psalms

Chapter 140
1

לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

2

חַלְּצֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה מֵאָדָ֣ם רָ֑ע מֵאִ֖ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshe֤r chashsheb֣u ra'֣ot bּele֑b kּal-y֝֗om yag֥uru milechamֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.

אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָשְׁב֣וּ רָע֣וֹת בְּלֵ֑ב כָּל־י֝֗וֹם יָג֥וּרוּ מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshaֽnan֣u leshshonam֮ kּeֽmo-na֫cha֥shsh chama֥t 'akeshsh֑ub tּa֖chat shsepate֣ymo seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.

שָֽׁנֲנ֣וּ לְשׁוֹנָם֮ כְּֽמוֹ־נָ֫חָ֥שׁ חֲמַ֥ת עַכְשׁ֑וּב תַּ֖חַת שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ סֶֽלָה׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshamere֤niy yehva֨h ׀ mi֘yde֤y rashsha֗ me'i֣yshsh chamasi֣ym tּinetzere֑niy 'ashshe֥r cha֝shsheb֗u lidech֥ot pּe'amaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.

שָׁמְרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ מִ֘ידֵ֤י רָשָׁ֗ע מֵאִ֣ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵ֑נִי אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָ֝שְׁב֗וּ לִדְח֥וֹת פְּעָמָֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): taֽmenֽu-ge'i֨ym ׀ pּa֡ch li֗y vachabali֗ym pּa֣reshsu re֭shshet leyad-ma'egּa֑l moqeshshi֖ym shshaֽtu-li֣y seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.

טָֽמְנֽוּ־גֵאִ֨ים ׀ פַּ֡ח לִ֗י וַחֲבָלִ֗ים פָּ֣רְשׂוּ רֶ֭שֶׁת לְיַד־מַעְגָּ֑ל מֹקְשִׁ֖ים שָֽׁתוּ־לִ֣י סֶֽלָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ama֣retּiy la֭yhvah 'e֣liy 'a֑tּah ha'azi֥ynah ye֝hva֗h q֣ol tּachanunaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.

אָמַ֣רְתִּי לַ֭יהוָה אֵ֣לִי אָ֑תָּה הַאֲזִ֥ינָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה ק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): yehovi֣h 'a֭donay 'o֣z yeshshu'ati֑y sakּo֥tah le֝ro'shshi֗y bּey֣om naֽshsheq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud.

יְהֹוִ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי עֹ֣ז יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י סַכֹּ֥תָה לְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗י בְּי֣וֹם נָֽשֶׁק׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): al-tּitּe֣n ye֭hvah ma'avayּe֣y rashsha֑ zemam֥o 'al-tּa֝pe֗q yar֥umu seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)As for the head of those who surround me, may the trouble their lips have caused engulf them.

אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן יְ֭הוָה מַאֲוַיֵּ֣י רָשָׁ֑ע זְמָמ֥וֹ אַל־תָּ֝פֵ֗ק יָר֥וּמוּ סֶֽלָה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): ro֥'shsh mesibּa֑y 'ama֖l shsepate֣ymo yksvmv yekasּeֽmo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.

רֹ֥אשׁ מְסִבָּ֑י עֲמַ֖ל שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ יכסומו יְכַסֵּֽמוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ymytv yimּ֥otu 'aleyhe֗m gּeֽcha֫li֥ym bּa'e֥shsh yapּile֑m bּe֝mahamor֗ot bּaֽl-yaqֽumu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.

ימיטו יִמּ֥וֹטוּ עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם גֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥ים בָּאֵ֥שׁ יַפִּלֵ֑ם בְּ֝מַהֲמֹר֗וֹת בַּֽל־יָקֽוּמוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): i֥yshsh lashshon֮ bּal-yikּ֪on bּa֫'a֥retz 'iyshsh-chama֥s ra֑ ye֝tzude֗nּu lemadechepoֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.

אִ֥ישׁ לָשׁוֹן֮ בַּל־יִכּ֪וֹן בָּ֫אָ֥רֶץ אִישׁ־חָמָ֥ס רָ֑ע יְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּ לְמַדְחֵפֹֽת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): yd't yada֗'etּiy kּiֽy-ya'ashse֣h ye֭hvah dּi֣yn 'ani֑y mi֝shshepּa֗t 'ebeyoniֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.

ידעת יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְ֭הוָה דִּ֣ין עָנִ֑י מִ֝שְׁפַּ֗ט אֶבְיֹנִֽים׃

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אַ֣ךְ צַ֭דִּיקִים יוֹד֣וּ לִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ יֵשְׁב֥וּ יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים אֶת־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃