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1 Lord, save me from sinful men. Keep me safe from those who want to hurt me.
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1 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; protect me from men of violence,
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2 They make evil plans in their hearts. They are always starting fights.
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2 who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
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3 Their tongues are as deadly as the tongue of a serpent. The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake. "Selah"
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3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips. "Selah"
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4 Lord, keep me out of the hands of sinful people. Keep me safe from men who want to hurt me. They plan to trip me up and make me fall.
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4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plan to trip my feet.
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5 Proud people have hidden their traps to catch me. They have spread out their nets. They have set traps for me along my path. "Selah"
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5 Proud men have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path. "Selah"
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6 Lord, I say to you, "You are my God." Lord, hear my cry for your favor.
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6 O LORD, I say to you, "You are my God." Hear, O LORD, my cry for mercy.
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7 LORD and King, you save me because you are strong. You are like a shield that keeps me safe in the day of battle.
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7 O Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, who shields my head in the day of battle--
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8 Lord, don't give sinners what they want. Don't let their plans succeed. If you do, they will become proud. "Selah"
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8 do not grant the wicked their desires, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. "Selah"
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9 Those who are all around me have caused me trouble by what their lips have said. Let that trouble fall on their own heads.
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9 Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.
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10 Let burning coals fall on people like that. May they be thrown into the fire. May they be thrown into muddy pits and never get out.
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10 Let burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.
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11 Don't let men who tell lies about me settle down in the land. May trouble hunt down those who want to hurt me.
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11 Let slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down men of violence.
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12 I know that the LORD makes sure that poor people are treated fairly. He stands up for those who are in need.
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12 I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
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13 I'm sure that those who do right will praise your name. Those who are honest will live with you.
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13 Surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live before you.
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