“As for the head of those who surround me,
May the (A)mischief of their lips cover them.
10 “May (B)burning coals fall upon them;
May they be (C)cast into the fire,
Into [a]deep pits from which they (D)cannot rise.
11 “May a [b]slanderer not be established in the earth;
(E)May evil hunt the violent man [c]speedily.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:10 Lit watery
  2. Psalm 140:11 Lit man of tongue
  3. Psalm 140:11 Lit thrust upon thrust

Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(A)
10 May burning coals fall on them;
    may they be thrown into the fire,(B)
    into miry pits, never to rise.
11 May slanderers not be established in the land;
    may disaster hunt down the violent.(C)

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