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The Message Bible MSG
1 O LORD, rescue me from evil people. Protect me from those who are violent,
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God, get me out of here, away from this evil; protect me from these vicious people.
2 those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long.
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All they do is think up new ways to be bad; they spend their days plotting war games.
3 Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude
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They practice the sharp rhetoric of hate and hurt, speak venomous words that maim and kill.
4 O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked. Protect me from those who are violent, for they are plotting against me.
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God, keep me out of the clutch of these wicked ones, protect me from these vicious people;
5 The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude
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Stuffed with self-importance, they plot ways to trip me up, determined to bring me down. These crooks invent traps to catch me and do their best to incriminate me.
6 I said to the LORD, “You are my God!” Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy!
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I prayed, "God, you're my God! Listen, God! Mercy!
7 O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on the day of battle.
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God, my Lord, Strong Savior, protect me when the fighting breaks out!
8 LORD, do not let evil people have their way. Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud. Interlude
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Don't let the wicked have their way, God, don't give them an inch!"
9 Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me.
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These troublemakers all around me - let them drown in their own verbal poison.
10 Let burning coals fall down on their heads. Let them be thrown into the fire or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.
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Let God pile hellfire on them, let him bury them alive in crevasses!
11 Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.
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These loudmouths - don't let them be taken seriously; These savages - let the Devil hunt them down!
12 But I know the LORD will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor.
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I know that you, God, are on the side of victims, that you care for the rights of the poor.
13 Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence.
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And I know that the righteous personally thank you, that good people are secure in your presence.