{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/140","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T09:40:40.862Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":140,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":139,"nextChapter":141,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":13},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble for wars."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder is under their lips. Selah."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The proud hid a snare for me — and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I have said to Jehovah, 'My God art Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.'"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits — they arise not."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence — evil hunteth to overflowing."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Only — the righteous give thanks to Thy name, The upright do dwell with Thy presence!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 140 (YLT)","markdown":"[Psalms 140](https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/140)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/140 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}