Psalms 140:4-9 Guard me, O Yah Veh, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the man of violence; who machinates to overthrow my steps.

ECB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ Guard me, O Yah Veh, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the man of violence; who machinates to overthrow my steps. ⁵ The pompous hide a line for me - and cords; they spread a net by the hand of the route; they set snares for me. Selah. ⁶ I say to Yah Veh, You are my El; hearken, O Yah Veh, to the voice of my supplications: ⁷ O Yah Veh Adonay, the strength of my salvation, you covered my head in the day of armament: ⁸ give not, O Yah Veh, the wicked their desires; promote not his intrigue; lest they be lofted. Selah. ⁹ As for the heads of them who surround me, cover them with the toil of their own lips;