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Psalms 140:9

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 140:10.

רֹ֥אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.מְסִבָּ֑יmesibaythat compass aboutמֵסַבverb, hiphil, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “that compass about”, a verb used as a describing wordH4524a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) aroundthat compass about, (place) round about, at table.עֲמַ֖לamaltoilעָמָלnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “toil”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mindgrievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹsefateymvolanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.יכסומוykhsvmvcoverכָּסָהverb, piel, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cover”, a wish or indirect commandH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).יְכַסֵּֽמוֹyekhasemvocoverכָּסָהverb, piel, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cover”, a wish or indirect commandH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(140-10) As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Young’s Literal Translation

The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.

World English Bible

As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Darby Translation

[As for] the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Douay-Rheims

Keep me from the snare, which they have laid for me, and from the stumblingblocks of them that work iniquity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(140-10) As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As for the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ κυκλώματος αὐτῶν, κόπος τῶν χειλέων αὐτῶν καλύψει αὐτούς.