Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

1 David prayeth to be delivered from Saul and Doeg. 8 He prayeth against them. 12 He comforteth himself by confidence in God.

140:1 ¶ [[To the chiefe Musician, 5329 z8764 A Psalme 4210 of Dauid.]] 1732 Deliuer 2502 z8761 me, O LORD, 3068 from the euill 7451 man: 120 x4480 preserue 5341 z8799 me from the violent 2555 man. 376 x4480

140:2 Which x834 imagine 2803 z8804 mischiefes 7451 in [their] heart: 3820 continually 3117 x3605 are they gathered together 1481 z8799 [for] warre. 4421

140:3 They haue sharpned 8150 z8804 their tongues 3956 like x3644 a serpent: 5175 adders 5919 poison 2534 [is] vnder x8478 their lips. 8193 Selah. 5542

140:4 Keepe 8104 z8798 me, O LORD, 3068 from the hands 3027 x4480 of the wicked, 7563 preserue 5341 z8799 me from the violent y2555 man: 376 x4480 x2555 who x834 haue purposed 2803 z8804 to ouerthrow 1760 z8800 my goings. 6471

140:5 The proude 1343 haue hid 2934 z8804 a snare 6341 for me and cords, 2256 they haue spread 6566 z8804 a net 7568 by the way side: 3027 4570 they haue set 7896 z8804 grinnes 4170 for me. Selah. 5542

140:6 I said 559 z8804 vnto the LORD, 3068 Thou x859 [art] my God: 410 heare 238 z8685 the voyce 6963 of my supplications, 8469 O LORD. 3068

140:7 O GOD 3069 the Lord, 136 the strength 5797 of my saluation: 3444 thou hast couered 5526 z8804 my head 7218 in the day 3117 of battell. 5402

140:8 Grant 5414 z8799 not, x408 O LORD, 3068 the desires 3970 of the wicked: 7563 further 6329 z8686 not x408 his wicked deuice, 2162 [lest] they exalt 7311 z8799 themselues. Selah. 5542

140:9 As for the head 7218 of those that compasse me about: 4524 let the mischiefe 5999 of their owne lips 8193 couer 3680 z8762 them.

140:10 Let burning coales 1513 fall 4131 z8735 z8675 z8686 vpon x5921 them, let them be cast 5307 z8686 into the fire: 784 into deepe pits, 4113 that they rise x6965 not x1077 vp againe. y6965 z8799

140:11 Let not x1077 an euill speaker 376 3956 bee established 3559 z8735 in the earth: 776 euill 7451 shall hunt 6679 z8799 the violent 2555 man 376 to ouerthrow 4073 [him].

140:12 I know 3045 z8804 that x3588 the LORD 3068 will maintaine 6213 z8799 the cause 1779 of the afflicted: 6041 [and] the right 4941 of the poore. 34

140:13 Surely x389 the righteous 6662 shall giue thankes 3034 z8686 vnto thy Name: 8034 the vpright 3477 shall dwell 3427 z8799 x853 in thy presence. 6440