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OET-LV [fn] the_head surround_me the_mischief lips_their overwhelm_them[fn].
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140:10 Note: KJB: Ps.140.9
140:10 Variant note: יכסו/מו: (x-qere) ’יְכַסֵּֽ/מוֹ’: lemma_3680 n_0 morph_HVpj3ms/Sp3mp id_19RZH יְכַסֵּֽ/מוֹ
140:10 Note: We read one or more consonants in L differently from BHS.
UHB 10 רֹ֥אשׁ מְסִבָּ֑י עֲמַ֖ל שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ יְכַסֵּֽמוֹ׃[fn] ‡
(10 roʼsh məşibāy ˊₐmal səfātēymō yəkaşşēmō.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
K יכסומו
ULT Those who surround me raise their heads;
⇔ let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
UST Do not allow my enemies to become proud;
⇔ cause the evil things that they say they will do to me to happen to them instead.
BSB May the heads of those who surround me
⇔ be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
OEB ⇔ Let them not lift up their heads against me.
⇔ May the mischief they prate bring themselves to destruction,
WEB As for the head of those who surround me,
⇔ let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
WMB (Same as above)
NET As for the heads of those who surround me –
⇔ may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
LSV The chief of my surrounders,
The perverseness of their lips covers them.
FBV May the harm spoken against me by those who surround me fall back on them,[fn]
140:9 The meaning of the Hebrew is unclear.
T4T ⇔ Do not allow my enemies to ◄become proud/defeat me►;
⇔ cause the evil things that they say [MTY] they will do to me to happen to them, instead.
LEB • With respect to the head of those who surround me, may the harm of their lips cover them.
BBE As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.
MOF ⇔ When they dare to beset me,
⇔ may their own intrigues overwhelm them!
JPS (140-10) As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
ASV As for the head of those that compass me about,
⇔ Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
DRA Keep me from the snare, which they have laid for me, and from the stumblingblocks of them that work iniquity.
YLT The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.
DBY [As for] the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
RV As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
WBS As for the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
KJB-1769 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 PSA book available
BB Let the labour of his owne lippe couer him: who is head of them that compasse me about.
(Let the labour of his own lippe couer him: who is head of them that compasse me about.)
GNV As for the chiefe of them, that compasse me about, let the mischiefe of their owne lippes come vpon them.
(As for the chiefe of them, that compasse me about, let the mischiefe of their own lippes come upon them. )
CB Sela. Let the myschefe of their owne lippes fall vpon ye head of the, yt copase me aboute.
(Sela. Let the myschefe of their own lippes fall upon ye/you_all head of them, it copase me about.)
WYC Kepe thou me fro the snare which thei ordeyneden to me; and fro the sclaundris of hem that worchen wickidnesse. Synneris schulen falle in the nett therof;
(Kepe thou/you me from the snare which they ordainedn to me; and from the sclaundris of them that worchen wickednesse. Synneris should fall in the nett therof;)
LUT HErr, laß dem GOttlosen seine Begierde nicht; stärke seinen Mutwillen nicht; sie möchten sich‘s erheben. Sela.
(HErr, laß to_him Godlosen his Begierde nicht; stärke his Mutwillen nicht; they/she/them möchten sich‘s erheben. Sela.)
CLV Custodi me a laqueo quem statuerunt mihi, et a scandalis operantium iniquitatem.[fn]
(Custodi me a laqueo which statuerunt mihi, and a scandalis operantium iniquitatem. )
140.9 Custodi me a laqueo. Per laqueos et scandala, totius mundi mala breviter notat. Laquei sunt blandi nexus, carnis desideria; sed dum per hos diabolus non proficit, nititur scandalis, quæ per inquietos movet. Vel aliter. Et dicit, statuentes laqueum, persecutores manifestos: operantes autem iniquitatem, consentientes illis dicit, qui timore persecutionis deficiunt. Et est: Ne auferas animam meam, sed potius, Custodi me a laqueo persecutionis, quem statuerunt mihi. AUG. Hoc faciunt persecutores, qui escam vitæ hujus quasi in muscipula ponunt. Si amat avis hanc escam, in muscipulam cadit: quia timore mortis persecutioni succumbit. Custodi me. A scandalis operantium iniquitatem. Id est, scandalo eorum qui, consentiendo illis, labuntur, et ita iniquitatem operantur. Quasi dicat: Custodi me a persecutoribus, qui terrent, et lapsis.
140.9 Custodi me a laqueo. Per laqueos and scandala, totius mundi mala breviter notat. Laquei are blandi nexus, carnis desideria; but dum through hos diabolus not/no proficit, nititur scandalis, which through inquietos movet. Vel aliter. And dicit, statuentes laqueum, persecutores manifestos: operantes however iniquitatem, consentientes illis dicit, who timore persecutionis deficiunt. And it_is: Ne auferas animam meam, but potius, Custodi me a laqueo persecutionis, quem statuerunt mihi. AUG. This faciunt persecutores, who escam of_life huyus as_if in muscipula ponunt. When/But_if amat avis hanc escam, in muscipulam cadit: because timore mortis persecutioni succumbit. Custodi me. A scandalis operantium iniquitatem. Id it_is, scandalo eorum qui, consentiendo to_them, labuntur, and ita iniquitatem operantur. Quasi dicat: Custodi me a persecutoribus, who terrent, and lapsis.
BRN Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, and from the stumbling-blocks of them that work iniquity.
BrLXX Φύλαξόν με ἀπὸ παγίδος ἧς συνεστήσαντό μοι, καὶ ἀπὸ σκανδάλων τῶν ἐργαζομένων τὴν ἀνομίαν.
(Fulaxon me apo pagidos haʸs sunestaʸsanto moi, kai apo skandalōn tōn ergazomenōn taʸn anomian. )
Ps 140 In this individual lament, the psalmist artistically sketches God’s enemies with all their evil intents. He prays for the Lord’s protection and rescue with confidence in God’s strength and justice. He foresees the evil as being judged by fire (140:9-11) and himself as being vindicated and dwelling in the Lord’s presence (140:13).
Note 1 topic: translate-symaction
raise their heads
(Some words not found in UHB: not grant YHWH desires wicked evil_plot,their not further exalted selah )
This is a sign of being arrogant. Alternate translation: “are arrogant”
let the mischief of their own lips cover them
(Some words not found in UHB: not grant YHWH desires wicked evil_plot,their not further exalted selah )
This is a prayer that God would make the evildoers suffer from the trouble that they caused by the things they said.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
the mischief of their own lips
(Some words not found in UHB: not grant YHWH desires wicked evil_plot,their not further exalted selah )
The trouble that they themselves caused by what they said.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
cover them
(Some words not found in UHB: not grant YHWH desires wicked evil_plot,their not further exalted selah )
That is, stop them from causing any more trouble.