Psalms · Chapter 140
Peshitta OT
13 verses
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ܦܨܢܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܢܛܪܝܢܝ
nTryny ewl' gbr' wmn bysh' 'nsh' br mn mry' ptsny
those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.
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ܕܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܠܒܗܘܢ ܘܟܠܗ ܝܘܡܐ ܓܪܓܘ ܗܪܬܐ
hrth' grgw ywm' wklh blbhwn byshth' d'thkhshbw
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.
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ܕܠܛܫܘ ܠܫܢܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܚܘܝܐ ܘܚܡܬܐ ܕܐܣܦܣ ܬܚܝܬ ܠܫܢܗܘܢ
lshnhwn thkhyth d'sps wkhmth' dkhwy' 'yk lshnhwn dlTshw
Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.
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ܢܛܪܝܢܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܚ̈ܛܘܦܐ ܢܛܪܝܢܝ ܕܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܠܡܕܚܐ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܝ
hlkthy lmdkh' d'thkhshbw nTryny khTwp' gbr' wmn dewl' 'yd' mn mry' nTryny
The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.
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ܘܛܡܪܘ ܠܝ ܫܒܗܪ̈ܢܐ ܦܚ̈ܐ ܘܚ̈ܒܠܐ ܕܡܨܝ̈ܕܬܗܘܢ ܦܪܣܘ ܥܠ ܫܒ̈ܝܠܝ ܘܡܨܝܕܬܐ ܫܕܘ ܥܠܝ
ely shdw wmtsydth' shbyly el prsw dmtsydthhwn wkhbl' pkh' shbhrn' ly wTmrw
I said to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.
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ܐܡܪܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܝ ܐܢܬ ܨܘܬ ܠܩܠܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܝ
dbewthy lql' tswth 'nth d'lhy lmry' 'mrth
Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
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ܡܪܝܐ ܦܪܘܩܝ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܡܛܠܠܗ ܕܪܝܫܝ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ
dqrb' bywm' dryshy mTllh eshyn' prwqy mry'
Yahweh, don’t grant the desires of the wicked. Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.
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ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܪܓܬܗ ܠܥܘܠܐ ܘܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܠܐ ܬܣܩ
thsq l' wthreythh lewl' rgthh mry' ththl l'
As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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ܠܪܝܫܝ ܢܟܣܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܘܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܦܘܬܗܘܢ
dspwthhwn ewl' 'nwn nks' lryshy
Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.
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ܘܢܚ̈ܬܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܓܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܦܠܘܢ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܠܡܩܡ
lmqm nshkkhwn wl' bnwr' wnplwn gwmr' elyhwn wnkhthn
An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
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ܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܫܢܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܝܡ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܬܨܘܕܝܘܗܝ ܠܐܒܕܢܐ
l'bdn' thtswdywhy byshth' ewl' gbr' b're' nthqym l' lshnn' brnsh'
I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.
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ܝܕܥܬ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ ܘܕܝܢܐ ܕܒܝܫ̈ܐ
dbysh' wdyn' dmskn' dyn' mry' debd ydeth
Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.