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1 To victory, the psalm of David. Lord, deliver thou me from an evil man; deliver thou me from a wicked man. (To victory, the song of David. Lord, save thou me from evil people; yea, save thou me from violent, or wicked, people.)
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Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
2 Which thought wickednesses in the heart; all day they ordained battles. (Who always think in their hearts about doing wicked things; who plan out battles all day long/day after day.)
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who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
3 They sharpened their tongues as serpents; the venom of snakes is under the lips of them. (Their tongues be sharp like the fangs of serpents; the venom of snakes is on their lips.)
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They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.
4 Lord, keep thou me from the hand of the sinner; and deliver thou me from wicked men. Which thought to deceive my goings; (Lord, keep thou me safe from the power of the sinner; and save thou me from the wicked, from those who think out ways to thwart my progress.)
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Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.
5 proud men hid a snare to me. And they laid forth cords into a snare; they setted (a) trap to me beside the way. (Proud people hid a snare for me, yea, they laid out cords for a snare; they set a trap for me along the way.)
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The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.
6 I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; Lord, hear thou the voice of my beseeching (Lord, hear thou the words of my plea).
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I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.
Copyright © 2001 by Terence P. Noble. For personal use only.
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