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| 1. | {For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.} Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man; | To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. | Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; | ||
| 2. | those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war. | O Lord, take me out of the power of the evil man; keep me safe from the violent man: | Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. | ||
| 3. | They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah. | For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war. | They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. | ||
| 4. | Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet. | Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.) | Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. | ||
| 5. | The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah. | O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall. | The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah. | ||
| 6. | I said to Yahweh, "You are my God." Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh. | The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.) | I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. | ||
| 7. | Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle. | I have said to the Lord, You are my God: give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my prayer. | O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. | ||
| 8. | Yahweh, don't grant the desires of the wicked. Don't let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah. | O Lord God, the strength of my salvation, you have been a cover over my head in the day of the fight. | Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. | ||
| 9. | As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. | O Lord, give not the wrongdoer his desire; give him no help in his evil designs, or he may be uplifted in pride. (Selah.) | As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. | ||
| 10. | Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise. | As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips. | Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. | ||
| 11. | An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him. | Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again. | Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. | ||
| 12. | I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy. | Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow. | I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. | ||
| 13. | Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence. | I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled. | Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. | ||