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Text -- Psalms 140:4-13 (NET)
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140:4 O Lord , shelter me from the power of the wicked ! Protect me from violent men , who plan to knock me over .
140:5 Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path ; they set traps for me. (Selah )
140:6 I say to the Lord , “You are my God .” O Lord , pay attention to my plea for mercy !
140:7 O sovereign Lord , my strong deliverer , you shield my head in the day of battle .
140:8 O Lord , do not let the wicked have their way ! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah )
140:9 As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
140:10 May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire ! From bottomless pits they will not escape .
140:11 A slanderer will not endure on the earth ; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down .
140:12 I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor .
140:13 Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name ; the morally upright will live in your presence .
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NET Notes -> Psa 140:4; Psa 140:4; Psa 140:5; Psa 140:7; Psa 140:7; Psa 140:8; Psa 140:8; Psa 140:8; Psa 140:9; Psa 140:10; Psa 140:10; Psa 140:11; Psa 140:11; Psa 140:11; Psa 140:12; Psa 140:12
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NET Notes: Psa 140:5 Heb “and ropes,” but many prefer to revocalize the noun as a participle (חֹבְלִים, khov...
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NET Notes: Psa 140:8 Heb “his plot do not promote, they rise up.” The translation understands the final verb as being an unmarked temporal clause. Another opti...
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NET Notes: Psa 140:9 Heb “harm of their lips.” The genitive here indicates the source or agent of the harm.
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NET Notes: Psa 140:10 Heb “into bottomless pits, they will not arise.” The translation assumes that the preposition -בְּ (bet) has the nuance ...
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