Psalm 140
Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 140
Prayer for Rescue
For the choir director. A psalm of David.
1 Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.
Keep me safe from violent men(A)
2 who plan evil in their hearts.
They stir up wars all day long.(B)
3 They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.(C)Selah
4 Protect me, Lord,
from the power of the wicked.(D)
Keep me safe from violent men
who plan to make me stumble.[a](E)
5 The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.(F)Selah
6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.(G)
7 Lord, my Lord, my strong Savior,
you shield my head on the day of battle.(H)
8 Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.(I)Selah
9 When those who surround me rise up,[b]
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.(J)
10 Let hot coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise.(K)
11 Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly[c] hunt down a violent man.(L)
詩篇 140
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
祈求上帝保護
大衛的詩，交給樂長。
140 耶和華啊！
求你拯救我脫離惡人，
保護我脫離殘暴之徒。
2 他們心懷叵測，整天挑撥離間。
3 他們的言語惡毒如蛇，
嘴唇有蛇的毒液。（細拉）
4 耶和華啊，
求你使我免遭惡人的毒手，
保護我脫離殘暴之徒。
他們圖謀害我。
5 傲慢人在我的路上暗設網羅，
佈下圈套，挖了陷阱。（細拉）
6 耶和華啊，
我說：「你是我的上帝。」
耶和華啊，求你垂聽我的呼求。
7 主耶和華，我大能的拯救者啊，
在戰爭的日子，你保護我。
8 耶和華啊，
求你不要讓惡人的願望實現，
不要讓他們的陰謀得逞，
免得他們狂妄自大。（細拉）
9 願那些圍攻我的人自食惡果。
10 願火炭落在他們身上，
願他們被丟進火裡，
被拋進深坑，不得翻身。
11 願譭謗者在地上無法立足，
願禍患毀滅殘暴之徒。
12 我知道耶和華必為貧窮人伸張正義，
為困苦者伸冤。
13 義人必讚美你的名，
正直人必活在你面前。
Psalm 140
New King James Version
Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
140 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,
2 Who plan evil things in their hearts;
(A)They continually gather together for war.
3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The (B)poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
4 (C)Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
5 The proud have hidden a (D)snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah
6 I said to the Lord: “You are my God;
Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
7 O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have [a]covered my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further his wicked scheme,
(E)Lest they be exalted. Selah
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;
10 (F)Let burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11 Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
12 I know that the Lord will (G)maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;
The upright shall dwell in Your presence.
Footnotes
- Psalm 140:7 sheltered
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