Psalms 140

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;	1 [For the choirmaster Psalm Of David] Rescue me, Yahweh, from evil men, protect me from violentmen,
2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.	2 whose heart is bent on malice, day after day they harbour strife;
3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.	3 their tongues as barbed as a serpent's, viper's venom behind their lips.Pause
4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.	4 Keep me, Yahweh, from the clutches of the wicked, protect me from violent men, who are bent onmaking me stumble,laying out snares where I walk,
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.	5 in their arrogance hiding pitfal and nooseto trap me as I pass.Pause
6 I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.	6 I said to Yahweh, 'You are my God.' Listen, Yahweh, to the sound of my prayer.
7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.	7 Yahweh my Lord, my saving strength, you shield my head when battle comes.
8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.	8 Yahweh, do not grant the wicked their wishes, do not let their plots succeed.Pause Do not let myattackers
9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.	9 prevail, but let them be overwhelmed by their own malice.
10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.	10 May red-hot embers rain down on them, may they be flung into the mire once and for all.
11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.	11 May the slanderer find no rest anywhere, may evil hunt down violent men implacably.
12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.	12 I know that Yahweh wil give judgement for the wretched, justice for the needy.
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.	13 The upright shal praise your name, the honest dwel in your presence.