Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA
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1 Rescue me from evil people, LORD! Guard me from violent people
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Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
2 who plot evil things in their hearts, who pick fights every single day!
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who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
3 They sharpen their tongues like a snake's; spider poison is on their lips. Selah
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They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.
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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Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.
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 snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.
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.” Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.
7 My LORD God, my strong saving help— you've protected my head on the day of battle.
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Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
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