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1 Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
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<<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;
2 who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
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Those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.
3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.
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They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison 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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Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men: Who have determined to trip my feet.
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 proud have hidden a snare for me, They have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.
6 I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy.
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I said to Yahweh, "You are my God." Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.
7 Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
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Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed.
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Yahweh, don't grant the desires of the wicked. Don't let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.
9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
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As for the head of those who surround me, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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 coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, Into miry pits, from where they never rise.
11 May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.
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An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
12 I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
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I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
13 Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.
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Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.
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