1 Rescue me, LORD, from evil people;
Protect me from violent men
2 Who devise evil things in their hearts;
They continually stir up wars.
3 They sharpen their tongues like a snake;
The venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah
4 Keep me, LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
Protect me from violent men
Who intend to trip up my feet.
5 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and snares;
They have spread a net at the wayside;
They have set snares for me. Selah
6 I said to the LORD, “You are my God;
Listen, LORD, to the sound of my pleadings.
7 “GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head on the day of battle.
8 “Do not grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked;
Do not bring about his evil planning, so that they are not exalted. Selah
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
May the harm of their lips cover them.
10 “May burning coals fall upon them;
May they be cast into the fire,
Into bottomless pits from which they cannot rise.
11 “May a slanderer not endure on the earth;
May evil hunt a violent person violently.”
12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.
13 Certainly the righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The upright will dwell in Your presence.
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