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1 Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers; protect me from those who are violent,
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Rescue me from evil people, LORD! Guard me from violent people
2 who plan evil things in their minds and stir up wars continually.
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who plot evil things in their hearts, who pick fights every single day!
3 They make their tongue sharp as a snake's, and under their lips is the venom of vipers. (Selah)
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They sharpen their tongues like a snake's; spider poison is on their lips. Selah
4 Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent who have planned my downfall.
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Protect me from the power of the wicked, LORD! Guard me from violent people who plot to trip me up!
5 The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, along the road they have set snares for me. (Selah)
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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
6 I say to the Lord, "You are my God; give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications."
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I tell the LORD, "You are my God! Listen to my request for mercy, LORD!"
7 O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
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My LORD God, my strong saving help— you've protected my head on the day of battle.
8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot. (Selah)
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LORD, don't give the wicked what they want! Don't allow their plans to succeed, or they'll exalt themselves even more! Selah
9 Those who surround me lift up their heads; let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
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Let the heads of the people surrounding me be covered with the trouble their own lips caused!
10 Let burning coals fall on them! Let them be flung into pits, no more to rise!
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Let burning coals fall on them! Let them fall into deep pits and never get out again!
11 Do not let the slanderer be established in the land; let evil speedily hunt down the violent!
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Let no slanderer be safe in the land. Let calamity hunt down violent people—and quickly!
12 I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy, and executes justice for the poor.
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I know that the LORD will take up the case of the poor and will do what is right for the needy.
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall live in your presence.
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Yes, the righteous will give thanks to your name, and those who do right will live in your presence.
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