| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men | 1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men |
| 2Who devise evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars. | 2who plan evil in their hearts. They stir up wars all day long. |
| 3They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah. | 3They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's bite; viper's venom is under 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. | 4Protect me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble. |
| 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 hide a trap with ropes for me; they spread a net along the path and set snares 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." Listen, LORD, to my cry for help. |
| 7"O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. | 7Lord GOD, my strong Savior, You shield my head 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. | 8 LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah |
| 9"As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them. | 9When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them. |
| 10"May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into deep pits from which they cannot rise. | 10Let hot coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never again to rise. |
| 11"May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily." | 11Do not let a slanderer stay in the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man. |
| 12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor. | 12I know that the LORD upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy. |
| 13Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence. | 13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will live in Your presence. |
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