| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men | 1O LORD, rescue me from evil people. Protect me from those who are violent, |
| 2who plan evil in their hearts. They stir up wars all day long. | 2those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long. |
| 3They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's bite; viper's venom is under their lips. Selah | 3Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude |
| 4Protect me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble. | 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 hide a trap with ropes for me; they spread a net along the path and 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 say to the LORD, "You are my God." Listen, LORD, to my cry for help. | 6I said to the LORD, “You are my God!” Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy! |
| 7Lord GOD, my strong Savior, You shield my head on the day of battle. | 7O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on 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 | 8LORD, do not let evil people have their way. Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud. Interlude |
| 9When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them. | 9Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me. |
| 10Let hot coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never again to 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. |
| 11Do not let a slanderer stay in the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man. | 11Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. Cause great disasters to fall on the violent. |
| 12I know that the LORD upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy. | 12But I know the LORD will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor. |
| 13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will live in Your presence. | 13Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence. |
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