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King James Bible 1611 |
King James Bible 1769 |
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| 140:1 | [To the chiefe Musician, A Psalme of Dauid.] Deliuer me, O Lord, from the euill man: preserue me from the violent man. | Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; | |
| 140:2 | Which imagine mischiefes in their heart: continually are they gathered together for warre. | Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. | |
| 140:3 | They haue sharpned their tongues like a serpent: adders poison is vnder their lips. Selah. | They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. | |
| 140:4 | Keepe me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, preserue me from the violent man: who haue purposed to ouerthrow my goings. | Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. | |
| 140:5 | The proude haue hid a snare for me and cords, they haue spread a net by the way side: they haue set grinnes for me. Selah. | 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. | |
| 140:6 | I said vnto the Lord, Thou art my God: heare the voyce of my supplications, O Lord. | I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. | |
| 140:7 | O God the Lord, the strength of my saluation: thou hast couered my head in the day of battell. | O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. | |
| 140:8 | Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked deuice, lest they exalt themselues. Selah. | Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. | |
| 140:9 | As for the head of those that compasse me about: let the mischiefe of their owne lips couer them. | As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. | |
| 140:10 | Let burning coales fall vpon them, let them be cast into the fire: into deepe pits, that they rise not vp againe. | Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. | |
| 140:11 | Let not an euill speaker bee established in the earth: euill shall hunt the violent man to ouerthrow him. | Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. | |
| 140:12 | I know that the Lord will maintaine the cause of the afflicted: and the right of the poore. | I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. | |
| 140:13 | Surely the righteous shall giue thankes vnto thy Name: the vpright shall dwell in thy presence. | Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. | |
