Psalms 140 Parallel Bible

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃ חַלְּצֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה מֵאָדָ֣ם רָ֑ע מֵאִ֖ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃	Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,	For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
2	אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָשְׁב֣וּ רָע֣וֹת בְּלֵ֑ב כָּל־ י֝֗וֹם יָג֥וּרוּ מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃	who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually.	who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
3	שָֽׁנֲנ֣וּ לְשׁוֹנָם֮ כְּֽמוֹ־ נָ֫חָ֥שׁ חֲמַ֥ת עַכְשׁ֑וּב תַּ֖חַת שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ סֶֽלָה׃	They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah	They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.
4	שָׁמְרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ מִ֘ידֵ֤י רָשָׁ֗ע מֵאִ֣ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵ֑נִי אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָ֝שְׁב֗וּ לִדְח֥וֹת פְּעָמָֽי׃	Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.	Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.
5	גֵאִ֨ים ׀ פַּ֡ח לִ֗י וַחֲבָלִ֗ים פָּ֣רְשׂוּ רֶ֭שֶׁת לְיַד־ מַעְגָּ֑ל מֹקְשִׁ֖ים שָֽׁתוּ־ לִ֣י סֶֽלָה׃	The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah	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.
6	אָמַ֣רְתִּי לַ֭יהוָה אֵ֣לִי אָ֑תָּה הַאֲזִ֥ינָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה ק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃	I say to the LORD, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O LORD!	I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.
7	יְהֹוִ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי עֹ֣ז יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י סַכֹּ֥תָה לְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗י בְּי֣וֹם נָֽשֶׁק׃	O LORD, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.	Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
8	אַל־ תִּתֵּ֣ן יְ֭הוָה מַאֲוַיֵּ֣י רָשָׁ֑ע זְמָמ֥וֹ אַל־ תָּ֝פֵ֗ק יָר֥וּמוּ סֶֽלָה׃	Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah	Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed.
9	רֹ֥אשׁ מְסִבָּ֑י עֲמַ֖ל שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ [יכסומו] (יְכַסֵּֽמוֹ׃‪‬)	As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!	Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
10	[ימיטו] (יִמּ֥וֹטוּ) עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם גֶּֽחָ֫לִ֥ים בָּאֵ֥שׁ יַפִּלֵ֑ם בְּ֝מַהֲמֹר֗וֹת בַּֽל־ יָקֽוּמוּ׃	Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise!	May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.
11	אִ֥ישׁ לָשׁוֹן֮ בַּל־ יִכּ֪וֹן בָּ֫אָ֥רֶץ אִישׁ־ חָמָ֥ס רָ֑ע יְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּ לְמַדְחֵפֹֽת׃	Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!	May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.
12	[ידעת] (יָדַ֗עְתִּי) כִּֽי־ יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְ֭הוָה דִּ֣ין עָנִ֑י מִ֝שְׁפַּ֗ט אֶבְיֹנִֽים׃	I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.	I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
13	אַ֣ךְ צַ֭דִּיקִים יוֹד֣וּ לִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ יֵשְׁב֥וּ יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים אֶת־ פָּנֶֽיךָ׃	Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.	Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.
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Psalms 140 Parallel Bible Translations