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who plan ways to harm me.[a]
All day long they stir up conflict.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:2 tn Heb “they devise wicked [plans] in [their] mind.”
  2. Psalm 140:2 tc Heb “they attack [for] war.” Some revocalize the verb (which is a Qal imperfect from גּוּר, gur, “to attack”) as יְגָרוּ (yegaru), a Piel imperfect from גָרָה (garah, “stir up strife”). This is followed in the present translation.

who devise evil plans(A) in their hearts
    and stir up war(B) every day.

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