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1 Lord, rescue me from evil people; protect me from cruel people
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Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
2 who make evil plans, who always start fights.
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who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
3 They make their tongues sharp as a snake's; their words are like snake poison.Selah
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They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.
4 Lord, guard me from the power of wicked people; protect me from cruel people who plan 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 The proud hid a trap for me. They spread out a net beside the road; they set traps 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 said to the Lord, "You are my God." Lord, listen to my prayer for help.
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I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.
7 Lord God, my mighty savior, you protect me in battle.
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Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Lord, do not give the wicked what they want. Don't let their plans succeed, or they will become proud.Selah
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Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed.
9 Those around me have planned trouble. Now let it come to them.
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Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
10 Let burning coals fall on them. Throw them into the fire or into pits from which they cannot escape.
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May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.
11 Don't let liars settle in the land. Let evil quickly hunt down cruel people.
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May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.
12 I know the Lord will get justice for the poor and will defend the needy in court.
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I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
13 Good people will praise his name; honest people will live in his presence. A psalm of David.
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Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.
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