Psalms 140

ECB(i) 1 To His Eminence: A Psalm by David. Rescue me, O Yah Veh, from evil humanity; guard me from the man of violence 2 who machinates evils in the heart: all day they sojourn for war; 3 they pointen their tongues as a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Selah. 4 Guard me, O Yah Veh, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the man of violence; who machinates to overthrow my steps. 5 The pompous hide a line for me - and cords; they spread a net by the hand of the route; they set snares for me. Selah. 6 I say to Yah Veh, You are my El; hearken, O Yah Veh, to the voice of my supplications: 7 O Yah Veh Adonay, the strength of my salvation, you covered my head in the day of armament: 8 give not, O Yah Veh, the wicked their desires; promote not his intrigue; lest they be lofted. Selah. 9 As for the heads of them who surround me, cover them with the toil of their own lips; 10 topple coals on them; fell them in the fire - in deep pits that they rise not. 11 Establish no man of tongue in the earth; evil hunts the man of violence - to overthrow him. 12 I know Yah Veh works the plea of the humble - the judgment of the needy. 13 Surely the just spread hands to your name; the straight settle at your face.