Salmi ܡܙܡܘܪܐ 140

Peshitta ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
	¹ To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
² ܦܨܢܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܢܛܪܝܢܝ	² who plan evil things in their heart, and stir up wars continually.
³ ܕܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܠܒܗܘܢ ܘܟܠܗ ܝܘܡܐ ܓܪܓܘ ܗܪܬܐ	³ They make their tongue sharp as a serpents, and under their lips is the poison of vipers. [Selah]
⁴ ܕܠܛܫܘ ܠܫܢܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܚܘܝܐ ܘܚܡܬܐ ܕܐܣܦܣ ܬܚܝܬ ܠܫܢܗܘܢ	⁴ Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
⁵ ܢܛܪܝܢܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܚ̈ܛܘܦܐ ܢܛܪܝܢܝ ܕܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܠܡܕܚܐ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܝ	⁵ Arrogant men have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, by the wayside they have set snares for me. [Selah]
⁶ ܘܛܡܪܘ ܠܝ ܫܒܗܪ̈ܢܐ ܦܚ̈ܐ ܘܚ̈ܒܠܐ ܕܡܨܝ̈ܕܬܗܘܢ ܦܪܣܘ ܥܠ ܫܒ̈ܝܠܝ ܘܡܨܝܕܬܐ ܫܕܘ ܥܠܝ	⁶ I say to the LORD, Thou art my God; give ear to the voice of my supplications, O LORD!
⁷ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܝ ܐܢܬ ܨܘܬ ܠܩܠܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܝ	⁷ O LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
⁸ ܡܪܝܐ ܦܪܘܩܝ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܡܛܠܠܗ ܕܪܝܫܝ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ	⁸ Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further his evil plot! [Selah]
⁹ ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܪܓܬܗ ܠܥܘܠܐ ܘܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܠܐ ܬܣܩ	⁹ Those who surround me lift up their head, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
¹⁰ ܠܪܝܫܝ ܢܟܣܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܘܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܦܘܬܗܘܢ	¹⁰ Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into pits, no more to rise!
¹¹ ܘܢܚ̈ܬܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܓܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܦܠܘܢ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܠܡܩܡ	¹¹ Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
¹² ܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܫܢܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܝܡ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܬܨܘܕܝܘܗܝ ܠܐܒܕܢܐ	¹² I know that the LORD maintains the cause of the afflicted, and executes justice for the needy.
¹³ ܝܕܥܬ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ ܘܕܝܢܐ ܕܒܝܫ̈ܐ	¹³ Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
¹⁴ ܒܪܡ ܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܢܘܕܘܢ ܠܫܡܟ ܘܢܬܒܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ ܩܕܡ ܐ̈ܦܝܟ