| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New Living Translation |
| 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men | 1O LORD, rescue me from evil people. Protect me from those who are violent, |
| 2Who devise evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars. | 2those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long. |
| 3They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah. | 3Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude |
| 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, keep me out of the hands of the wicked. Protect me from those who are violent, for they are plotting against me. |
| 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. | 5The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude |
| 6I said to the LORD, "You are my God; Give ear, O LORD, to the voice of my supplications. | 6I said to the LORD, “You are my God!” Listen, O LORD, to my cries 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, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on 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. | 8LORD, do not let evil people have their way. Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud. Interlude |
| 9"As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them. | 9Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me. |
| 10"May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into deep pits from which they cannot rise. | 10Let burning coals fall down on their heads. Let them be thrown into the fire or into watery pits from which they can’t escape. |
| 11"May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily." | 11Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. Cause great disasters to fall on the violent. |
| 12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor. | 12But I know the LORD will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor. |
| 13Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence. | 13Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence. |
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