| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
| 1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men | 1For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent, |
| 2who plan evil in their hearts. They stir up wars all day long. | 2who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day. |
| 3They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's bite; viper's venom is under their lips. Selah | 3They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips. |
| 4Protect me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble. | 4Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet. |
| 5The proud hide a trap with ropes for me; they spread a net along the path and set snares for me. Selah | 5The 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. |
| 6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Listen, LORD, to my cry for help. | 6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy. |
| 7Lord GOD, my strong Savior, You shield my head on the day of battle. | 7Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. |
| 8 LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah | 8Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed. |
| 9When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them. | 9Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them. |
| 10Let hot coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never again to rise. | 10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise. |
| 11Do not let a slanderer stay in the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man. | 11May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent. |
| 12I know that the LORD upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy. | 12I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. |
| 13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will live in Your presence. | 13Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence. |
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