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1 Rescue me from evil people, LORD! Guard me from violent people
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Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers; protect me from those who are violent,
2 who plot evil things in their hearts, who pick fights every single day!
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who plan evil things in their minds and stir up wars continually.
3 They sharpen their tongues like a snake's; spider poison is on their lips. Selah
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They make their tongue sharp as a snake's, and under their lips is the venom of vipers. (Selah)
4 Protect me from the power of the wicked, LORD! Guard me from violent people who plot to trip me up!
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Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent who have planned my downfall.
5 Arrogant people have laid a trap for me with ropes. They've spread out a net alongside the road. They've set snares for me. Selah
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The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, along the road they have set snares for me. (Selah)
6 I tell the LORD, "You are my God! Listen to my request for mercy, LORD!"
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I say to the Lord, "You are my God; give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications."
7 My LORD God, my strong saving help— you've protected my head on the day of battle.
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O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
8 LORD, don't give the wicked what they want! Don't allow their plans to succeed, or they'll exalt themselves even more! Selah
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Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot. (Selah)
9 Let the heads of the people surrounding me be covered with the trouble their own lips caused!
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Those who surround me lift up their heads; let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
10 Let burning coals fall on them! Let them fall into deep pits and never get out again!
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Let burning coals fall on them! Let them be flung into pits, no more to rise!
11 Let no slanderer be safe in the land. Let calamity hunt down violent people—and quickly!
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Do not let the slanderer be established in the land; let evil speedily hunt down the violent!
12 I know that the LORD will take up the case of the poor and will do what is right for the needy.
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I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy, and executes justice for the poor.
13 Yes, the righteous will give thanks to your name, and those who do right will live in your presence.
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Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall live in your presence.
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