NET Bible
"As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!"
— Psalms 140:9, NET Bible
“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, 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.”
“As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.”
“As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.”
I say to the LORD,“You are my God.” O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy!
O Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack!(Selah)
As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.
A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.
I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.