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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,
who devise evil plans in their hearts
and stir up war every day.
and stir up war every day.
who plan evil things in their heart
and stir up wars continually.
and stir up wars continually.
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
Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
protect me from the violent,
who devise ways to trip my feet.
protect me from the violent,
who devise ways to trip my feet.
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.
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.
they have spread out the cords of their net
and have set traps for me along my path.
I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
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!
Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,
you shield my head in the day of battle.
you shield my head in the day of battle.
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.
Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord;
do not let their plans succeed.
do not let their plans succeed.
Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
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!
May burning coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into the fire,
into miry pits, never to rise.
may they be thrown into the fire,
into miry pits, never to rise.
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!
May slanderers not be established in the land;
may disaster hunt down the violent.
may disaster hunt down the violent.
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!
I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor
and upholds the cause of the needy.
and upholds the cause of the needy.
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.