| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men | 1 Deliver me, LORD, from evil people, preserve me from violent men, |
| 2who plan evil in their hearts. They stir up wars all day long. | 2who craft evil plans in their minds, inciting wars every day. |
| 3They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's bite; viper's venom is under their lips. Selah | 3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Interlude |
| 4Protect me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble. | 4Protect me, LORD, from the control of evil people, from violent men who have planned to trip me. |
| 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 laid a trap for me; they have spread a net with ropes, lining it with snares along the way. Interlude |
| 6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Listen, LORD, to my cry for help. | 6So I say to the LORD, "You are my God; listen to my voice as I plead for mercy, LORD. |
| 7Lord GOD, my strong Savior, You shield my head on the day of battle. | 7LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer, you have protected my head in the time 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 | 8Never grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; never condone their plans so they cannot exalt themselves. Interlude |
| 9When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them. | 9May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head! |
| 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 cast into fire, and into miry pits, never to rise again. |
| 11Do not let a slanderer stay in the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man. | 11Let not the slanderer become established in the land. May evil quickly hunt down the violent man. |
| 12I know that the LORD upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy. | 12I know that the LORD will act on behalf of the tormented, providing justice for the needy. |
| 13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will live in Your presence. | 13Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name, while the upright live in your presence. |
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