Psalm 140
The 140th psalm is a biblical psalm from the fifth book of the psalter . It is a request psalm belonging to the group of David psalms .
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The psalmist sees himself persecuted by slander and asks for God's protection. He asks for the punishment of his persecutors, but leaves it to God and not human vengeance . He confesses that the LORD is the defender of the defenseless.
Web links
Commons : Psalm 140 - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Psalm 140 in the standard translation , the Luther Bible and other translations from bibleserver.com
- Psalm 140 in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) on bibelwissenschaft.de
- Sheet music in the public domain of settings for Psalm 140 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stuttgart Explanatory Bible. 2nd Edition. German Bible Society , Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , p. 770