Psalms 140

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	VULGATA
1 For the leader. A psalm of David.	1 Psalmus David. Domine, clamavi ad te : exaudi me ; intende voci meæ, cum clamavero ad te.
2 Deliver me, LORD, from the wicked; preserve me from the violent,	2 Dirigatur oratio mea sicut incensum in conspectu tuo ; elevatio manuum mearum sacrificium vespertinum.
3 From those who plan evil in their hearts, who stir up conflicts every day,	3 Pone, Domine, custodiam ori meo, et ostium circumstantiæ labiis meis.
4 Who sharpen their tongues like serpents, venom of asps upon their lips. Selah	4 Non declines cor meum in verba malitiæ, ad excusandas excusationes in peccatis ; cum hominibus operantibus iniquitatem, et non communicabo cum electis eorum.
5 Keep me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked; preserve me from the violent, who plot to trip me up.	5 Corripiet me justus in misericordia, et increpabit me : oleum autem peccatoris non impinguet caput meum. Quoniam adhuc et oratio mea in beneplacitis eorum :
6 The arrogant have set a trap for me; villains have spread a net, laid snares for me by the wayside. Selah	6 absorpti sunt juncti petræ judices eorum. Audient verba mea, quoniam potuerunt.
7 I say to the LORD: You are my God; listen, LORD, to the words of my prayer.	7 Sicut crassitudo terræ erupta est super terram, dissipata sunt ossa nostra secus infernum.
8 My revered LORD, my strong helper, my helmet on the day of battle.	8 Quia ad te, Domine, Domine, oculi mei ; in te speravi, non auferas animam meam.
9 LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let their plots succeed. Selah	9 Custodi me a laqueo quem statuerunt mihi, et a scandalis operantium iniquitatem.
10 Around me they raise their proud heads; may the mischief they threaten overwhelm them.	10 Cadent in retiaculo ejus peccatores : singulariter sum ego, donec transeam.
11 May God rain burning coals upon them, cast them into the grave never more to rise.
12 Slanderers will not survive on earth; evil will quickly entrap the violent.
13 For I know the LORD will secure justice for the needy, their rights for the poor.
14 Then the just will give thanks to your name; the upright will dwell in your presence.