Psalm 140:9
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“As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
“Those who surround me raise their heads; May the mischief of their own lips come upon them.
Those who are fencing me in raise their heads; may the mischief of their own lips and the very things they desire for me come upon them.
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.
When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.
Let the heads of the people surrounding me be covered with the trouble their own lips caused!
Adonai, don’t grant the wicked their wishes; make their plot fail, so they won’t grow proud. (Selah)
They have me surrounded, but make them the victims of their own vicious lies.
[As for] the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Keep me from the snare, which they have laid for me, and from the stumblingblocks of them that work iniquity.
My enemies are planning trouble for me. Lord, make that trouble fall on them.
Give trouble to the people who come round me to attack! Let the bad things that they say against me happen to them instead!
May the trouble caused by their lips fall on the heads of those who surround me.
As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
Those around me have ·planned trouble [L uplifted heads]. Now let ·it [L the trouble of their lips] come to them.
As for the chief of them that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips come upon them.
Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with their own threats.
Don't let my enemies be victorious; make their threats against me fall back on them.
When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.
Those around me have planned trouble. Now let it come to them.
May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head!
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the perversion of their own lips cover them.
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
“As for the head of those who surround me, May the trouble from their lips cover them.
With respect to the head of those who surround me, may the harm of their lips cover them.
Let their plots boomerang! Let them be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me.
These troublemakers all around me— let them drown in their own verbal poison. Let God pile hellfire on them, let him bury them alive in crevasses! These loudmouths— don’t let them be taken seriously; These savages— let the Devil hunt them down!
As for the head of those who encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips overwhelm them;
Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with their own threats.
Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked one; do not let his plot succeed. Selah
“As for the head of those who surround me, May the harm of their lips cover them.
“As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them.
Do not grant the desires of the wicked, O Lord; do not permit their evil plots to succeed, or they will become proud. Selah
Those around me have planned trouble. Now let it come to them.
As for the heads of those who surround me— may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them.
Those who are all around me proudly raise their heads. May the trouble they planned for me happen to them.
Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
“As for the head of those who surround me, Let the evil of their lips cover them;
“As for those who gather around me, may the wrong-doing of their lips come upon their heads.
Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me.
Those who surround me lift up their heads; let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
Those who surround me lift up their heads; let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
Those who surround me lift up their heads; let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
Those who surround me lift up their heads; let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
As for the rosh of those that surround me, let the amal (trouble) of their own sfatayim (lips) cover them.
“The chief of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips come upon them.
Those who surround me lift up their head, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
Those who surround me lift up their head, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
Grant not, Adonai, the desires of the wicked. Do not let their evil plan succeed, or they will exalt themselves. Selah
“As for the gang leader of those who surround me, let their mischievous words cover them; smother them in trouble.
As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
The head of the compass of them; the travail of their lips shall cover them. (As for the leaders of those who surround me; let the treachery of their own lips ensnare them.)
The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.
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