1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men.
Protect me from men of violence,
1For the one directing. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O YHWH, from the evil man; from the man of violence guard me—
2who devise evil in their hearts
and stir up war all day long.
2those who devise evil in the heart, and all the day they stir up wars.
3They sharpen their tongues like snakes;
the venom of vipers is on their lips.a
Selah
3They sharpen their tongues like a snake; the venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah
4Guard me, O LORD,
from the hands of the wicked.
Keep me safe from men of violence
who scheme to make me stumble.
4keep me, O YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, from the man of violence guard me—those who have devised to push down my steps.
5The proud hide a snare for me;
the cords of their net are spread along the path,
and lures are set out for me.
5The prideful ones have hidden a snare for me, and ropes they have spread as a net by the side of the path; lures they have set for me. Selah
6I say to the LORD, “You are my God.”
Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
6I said, “O YHWH, You are my God;” give ear to, O YHWH, the voice of my supplications!
7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You shield my head in the day of battle.
7YHWH my Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head on the day of armor.
8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;
do not promote their evil plans,
lest they be exalted.
8Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked; do not promote his wicked device; lest they be exalted! Selah
9May the heads of those who surround me
be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
9the poison of those surrounding me, the trouble of their lips, let it cover them!
10May burning coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into the fire,
into the miry pits, never to rise again.
10Let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise up again!
11May no slanderer be established in the land;
may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
11A man of tongues, do not let him be established in the earth; a man of violence, may evil hunt him to overflowing!
12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor
and defends the cause of the needy.
12I know that YHWH upholds justice for the poor, and judgment for the needy.
13Surely the righteous will praise Your name;
the upright will dwell in Your presence.
13Indeed, the righteous will give praise to Your name; the upright will dwell with Your face.