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Greek: Septuagint (LXX)
English: John Barach
Psalm 139 (140)

Εἰς τὸ τέλος· ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. For the end; a Psalm for David.
Protection from the Slanderous and Violent
1 [MT=140:1] Ἐξελοῦ με, κύριε, ἐξ ἀνθρώπου πονηροῦ, ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς ἀδίκου ῥῦσαί με, 2 [MT=140:2] οἵτινες ἐλογίσαντο ἀδικίας ἐν καρδίᾳ, ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν παρετάσσοντο πολέμους· 3 [MT=140:3] ἠκόνησαν γλῶσσαν αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ ὄφεως, ἰὸς ἀσπίδων ὑπὸ τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν. διάψαλμα. 139.1 [MT=140:1] Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man; rescue me from the unjust man, 139.2 [MT=140:2] who have devised injustices in [their] heart; all day long they prepared for wars. 139.3 [MT=140:3] They sharpened their tongue like that of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Pause.
4 [MT=140:4] φύλαξόν με, κύριε, ἐκ χειρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ, ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπων ἀδίκων ἐξελοῦ με, οἵτινες ἐλογίσαντο ὑποσκελίσαι τὰ διαβήματά μου· 5 [MT=140:5] ἔκρυψαν ὑπερήφανοι παγίδα μοι καὶ σχοινία διέτειναν, παγίδας τοῖς ποσίν μου, ἐχόμενα τρίβου σκάνδαλον ἔθεντό μοι. διάψαλμα. 139.4 [MT=140:4] Guard me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; deliver me from unjust men, who have devised to trip up my steps. 139.5 [MT=140:5] The proud have hidden a snare for me, and they stretched out cords—traps for my feet; they set a stumbling block for me near the path. Pause.
6 [MT=140:6] Εἶπα τῷ κυρίῳ θεός μου εἶ σύ· ἐνώτισαι, κύριε, τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς μου 7 [MT=140:7] κύριε κύριε δύναμις τῆς σωτηρίας μου, ἐπεσκίασας ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν μου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πολέμου. 8 [MT=140:8] μὴ παραδῷς με, κύριε, ἀπὸ τῆς ἐπιθυμίας μου ἁμαρτωλῷ· διελογίσαντο κατ' ἐμοῦ, μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς με, μήποτε ὑψωθῶσιν. διάψαλμα. 139.6 [MT=140:6] I said to the Lord: "You are my God; give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication." 139.7 [MT=140:7] O Lord, Lord, the power of my salvation, You have overshadowed my head in the day of war. 139.8 [MT=140:8] Do not give me up, O Lord, to the sinner according to my desire; they have plotted against me; do not abandon me, lest they be exalted. Pause.
9 [MT=140:9] Ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ κυκλώματος αὐτῶν, κόπος τῶν χειλέων αὐτῶν καλύψει αὐτούς. 10 [MT=140:10] πεσοῦνται ἐπ' αὐτοὺς ἄνθρακες, ἐν πυρὶ καταβαλεῖς αὐτούς, ἐν ταλαιπωρίαις οὐ μὴ ὑποστῶσιν. 11 [MT=140:11] ἀνὴρ γλωσσώδης οὐ κατευθυνθήσεται ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἄνδρα ἄδικον κακὰ θηρεύσει εἰς διαφθοράν. 12 [MT=140:12] ἔγνων ὅτι ποιήσει κύριος τὴν κρίσιν τοῦ πτωχοῦ καὶ τὴν δίκην τῶν πενήτων. 13 [MT=140:13] πλὴν δίκαιοι ἐξομολογήσονται τῷ ὀνόματί σου, καὶ κατοικήσουσιν εὐθεῖς σὺν τῷ προσώπῳ σου. 139.9 [MT=140:9] [As for] the head of those encircling me, the mischief of their own lips shall cover them. 139.10 [MT=140:10] Coals shall fall upon them; You will cast them down in fire; in miseries they shall not endure. 139.11 [MT=140:11] A talkative man shall not be guided aright upon the earth; evils shall hunt the unjust man to [his] destruction. 139.12 [MT=140:12] I know that the Lord will execute the judgment of the poor and the justice of the needy. 139.13 [MT=140:13] Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name, and the upright shall dwell with Your presence.