Verse 12
Psalms 140:12
Literal Standard Version
12
I have known that YHWH executes || The judgment of the afflicted, || The judgment of the needy.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אִ֥ישׁ לָשׁוֹן֮ בַּל יִכּ֪וֹן בָּ֫/אָ֥רֶץ אִישׁ חָמָ֥ס רָ֑ע יְ֝צוּדֶ֗/נּוּ לְ/מַדְחֵפֹֽת
English Translation
A man of tongue will not be established in the earth; a man of violence will be hunted down.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 140 Context
1
TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, || Keep me from one of viol...
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Who have devised evils in the heart, || All the day they assemble for wars.
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They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, || Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah.
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Preserve me, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, || Keep me from one of violence, || Who have devise...
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The proud hid a snare for me—and cords, || They spread a net by the side of the path, || They have s...
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I have said to YHWH, “You are my God (Elohim), || Hear, YHWH, the voice of my supplications.”
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O YHWH, my Lord, strength of my salvation, || You have covered my head in the day of armor.
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Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked, || Do not bring forth his wicked scheme, || They ar...
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The chief of my surrounders, || The perverseness of their lips covers them.
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They cause burning coals to fall on themselves, || He casts them into fire, || Into deep pits—they d...
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A talkative man is not established in the earth, || One of violence—evil hunts to overflowing.
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I have known that YHWH executes || The judgment of the afflicted, || The judgment of the needy.
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Surely the righteous give thanks to Your Name, || The upright dwell with Your presence!
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