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Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.
For the music director. A Psalm of David.
aRescue me, LORD, from evil people;Protect me from bviolent men2 Who adevise evil things in their hearts;They bcontinually stir up wars.3 They asharpen their tongues like a snake;bThe venom of a viper is under their lips.Selah
4 aKeep me, LORD, from the hands of the wicked;bProtect me from violent menWho 1intend to 2ctrip up my feet.5 The proud have ahidden a trap for me, and snares;They have spread a bnet at the 1wayside;They have set csnares for me.Selah
6 I asaid to the LORD, “You are my God;bListen, LORD, to the csound of my pleadings.7 “1GOD the Lord, athe strength of my salvation,You have bcovered my head on the day of 2battle.8 “Do not grant, LORD, the adesires of the wicked;Do not bring about bhis evil planning, so that they are not exalted.Selah
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,May the aharm of their lips cover them.10 “May aburning coals fall upon them;May they be bcast into the fire,Into bottomless pits from which they ccannot rise.11 “May a 1slanderer not endure on the earth;aMay evil hunt a violent person 2violently.”
12 I know that the LORD will amaintain the cause of the afflicted,And bjustice for the poor.13 Certainly the arighteous will give thanks to Your name;The bupright will dwell in Your presence.