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1 Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
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<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, take me out of the power of the evil man; keep me safe from the violent man:
2 who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
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For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.
3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.
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Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
4 Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.
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O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.
5 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.
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The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)
6 I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.
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I have said to the Lord, You are my God: give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my prayer.
7 Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
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O Lord God, the strength of my salvation, you have been a cover over my head in the day of the fight.
8 Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed.
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O Lord, give not the wrongdoer his desire; give him no help in his evil designs, or he may be uplifted in pride. (Selah.)
9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
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As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.
10 May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.
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Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.
11 May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.
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Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.
12 I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
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I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.
13 Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.
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Truly, the upright will give praise to your name: the holy will have a place in your house.
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