Psalm 140

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This article is about Psalm 140 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 140 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 141.
Psalm 140
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Psalm 140 is the 140th psalm of the biblical Book of Psalms. In the slightly different numbering system in the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible, and in its Latin translation, the Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 139. It describes putting one's trust in God while threatened with evil.[1]

Text[]

Hebrew Bible version[]

Following is the Hebrew text of Psalm 140:[2]

Verse Hebrew
1 .לַמְנַצֵּחַ, מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד
2 .חַלְּצֵנִי יְהוָה, מֵאָדָם רָע; מֵאִישׁ חֲמָסִים תִּנְצְרֵנִי
3 .אֲשֶׁר חָשְׁבוּ רָעוֹת בְּלֵב; כָּל-יוֹם, יָגוּרוּ מִלְחָמוֹת
4 שָׁנְנוּ לְשׁוֹנָם, כְּמוֹ-נָחָשׁ: חֲמַת עַכְשׁוּב--תַּחַת שְׂפָתֵימוֹ סֶלָה
5 :שָׁמְרֵנִי יְהוָה, מִידֵי רָשָׁע-- מֵאִישׁ חֲמָסִים תִּנְצְרֵנִי

.אֲשֶׁר חָשְׁבוּ, לִדְחוֹת פְּעָמָי

6 ;טָמְנוּ גֵאִים, פַּח לִי-- וַחֲבָלִים, פָּרְשׂוּ רֶשֶׁת לְיַד-מַעְגָּל

.מֹקְשִׁים שָׁתוּ-לִי סֶלָה

7 .אָמַרְתִּי לַיהוָה, אֵלִי אָתָּה; הַאֲזִינָה יְהוָה, קוֹל תַּחֲנוּנָי
8 .יְהוִה אֲדֹנָי, עֹז יְשׁוּעָתִי; סַכֹּתָה לְרֹאשִׁי, בְּיוֹם נָשֶׁק
9 .אַל-תִּתֵּן יְהוָה, מַאֲוַיֵּי רָשָׁע; זְמָמוֹ אַל-תָּפֵק, יָרוּמוּ סֶלָה
10 .רֹאשׁ מְסִבָּי-- עֲמַל שְׂפָתֵימוֹ יכסומו (יְכַסֵּימוֹ)
11 .ימיטו (יִמּוֹטוּ) עֲלֵיהֶם, גֶּחָלִים: בָּאֵשׁ יַפִּלֵם; בְּמַהֲמֹרוֹת, בַּל-יָקוּמוּ
12 .אִישׁ לָשׁוֹן, בַּל-יִכּוֹן בָּאָרֶץ: אִישׁ-חָמָס רָע--יְצוּדֶנּוּ, לְמַדְחֵפֹת
13 .ידעת (יָדַעְתִּי)--כִּי-יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה, דִּין עָנִי: מִשְׁפַּט, אֶבְיֹנִים
14 .ךְ צַדִּיקִים, יוֹדוּ לִשְׁמֶךָ; יֵשְׁבוּ יְשָׁרִים, אֶת-פָּנֶיךָ

King James Version[]

  1. 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.
  8. Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
  9. As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
  10. Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
  11. Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
  12. I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
  13. Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

In the Hebrew Bibles, Psalm 140 has 14 verses, because the header of the psalm, "For the Leader. A Psalm of David" is numbered as verse 1,[3] whereas in many English Bibles this psalm has 13 verses, because the header (To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David in the NKJV) is not generally given a verse number.[4][a]

Uses[]

New Testament[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The New American Bible, Revised Edition, follows the Hebrew pattern: Psalm 140:1–14.

References[]

  1. ^ The Artscroll Tehillim page 302
  2. ^ "Psalms Chapter 140 תְּהִלִּים". mechon-mamre.org. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ Psalms 140:1 Mechon-mamre (Hebrew/English)
  4. ^ Psalms 140: NKJV
  5. ^ Kirkpatrick, A. F. (1901). The Book of Psalms: with Introduction and Notes. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Vol. Book IV and V: Psalms XC-CL. Cambridge: At the University Press. p. 840. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

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