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Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me from violent men,
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me from violent men,
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
O LORD, rescue me from evil people.
Protect me from those who are violent,
O LORD, rescue me from evil people.
Protect me from those who are violent,
who plan evil things in their heart
and stir up wars continually.
and stir up wars continually.
those who plot evil in their hearts
and stir up trouble all day long.
and stir up trouble all day long.
They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s,
and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah
and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah
Their tongues sting like a snake;
the venom of a viper drips from their lips.
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the venom of a viper drips from their lips.
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Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
preserve me from violent men,
who have planned to trip up my feet.
preserve me from violent men,
who have planned to trip up my feet.
O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked.
Protect me from those who are violent,
for they are plotting against me.
Protect me from those who are violent,
for they are plotting against me.
The proud have set a trap to catch me;
they have stretched out a net;
they have placed traps all along the way.
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they have stretched out a net;
they have placed traps all along the way.
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I say to the Lord, You are my God;
give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
I said to the LORD, “You are my God!”
Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy!
Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy!
O Lord, my Lord, the strength of my salvation,
you have covered my head in the day of battle.
you have covered my head in the day of battle.
O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me,
you protected me on the day of battle.
you protected me on the day of battle.
LORD, do not let evil people have their way.
Do not let their evil schemes succeed,
or they will become proud.
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Do not let their evil schemes succeed,
or they will become proud.
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As for the head of those who surround me,
let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
Let my enemies be destroyed
by the very evil they have planned for me.
by the very evil they have planned for me.
Let burning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into fire,
into miry pits, no more to rise!
Let them be cast into fire,
into miry pits, no more to rise!
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.
Let them be thrown into the fire
or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.
Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
Don’t let liars prosper here in our land.
Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.
Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
and will execute justice for the needy.
and will execute justice for the needy.
But I know the LORD will help those they persecute;
he will give justice to the poor.
he will give justice to the poor.