| New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
| 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men | 1For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men, |
| 2Who devise evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars. | 2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict. |
| 3They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah. | 3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper's venom is behind their lips. (Selah) |
| 4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men Who have purposed to trip up my feet. | 4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over. |
| 5The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah. | 5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah) |
| 6I said to the LORD, "You are my God; Give ear, O LORD, to the voice of my supplications. | 6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy! |
| 7"O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. | 7O sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. |
| 8"Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah. | 8O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah) |
| 9"As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them. | 9As for the heads of those who surround me--may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them! |
| 10"May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into deep pits from which they cannot rise. | 10May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape. |
| 11"May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily." | 11A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down. |
| 12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor. | 12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor. |
| 13Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence. | 13Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence. |
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