Psalm 140:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"As for the headרֹ֥אשׁ
(rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
of those who surround 
 
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
me, May the mischiefעֲמַ֖ל
(a·mal)
5999: trouble, labor, toilfrom amal
of their lipsשְׂפָתֵ֣ימֹו
(se·fa·tei·mov)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
cover(יְכַסֵּֽמֹו
(ye·chas·se·mov.)
3680: to covera prim. root
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
As for the head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of those that compass me about
mecab  (may-sab')
a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) around -- that compass about, (place) round about, at table.
let the mischief
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
of their own lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
cover
kacah  (kaw-saw')
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.
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.

International Standard Version
May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head!

NET Bible
As for the heads of those who surround me--may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“The evil of their lips will cover them.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with their own threats.

King James 2000 Bible
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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