1 Rescue me, Lord, from evildoers;

protect me from the violent,

2 who devise evil plans in their hearts

and stir up war every day.

3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s;

the poison of vipers is on their lips.

4 Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked;

protect me from the violent,

who devise ways to trip my feet.

5 The arrogant have hidden a snare for me;

they have spread out the cords of their net

and have set traps for me along my path.

6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”

Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.

7 Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,

you shield my head in the day of battle.

1 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;

preserve me from violent men,

2 who plan evil things in their heart

and stir up wars continually.

3 They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s,

and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah

4 Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;

preserve me from violent men,

who have planned to trip up my feet.

5 The arrogant have hidden a trap for me,

and with cords they have spread a net;

beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah

6 I say to the Lord, You are my God;

give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!

7 O Lord, my Lord, the strength of my salvation,

you have covered my head in the day of battle.

1 Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man:

Preserve me from the violent man;

2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart;

Continually are they gathered together for war.

3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent;

Adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

4 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 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 unto the Lord, Thou art my God:

Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.

7 O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,

Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

1 O Lord, rescue me from evil people.

Protect me from those who are violent,

2 those who plot evil in their hearts

and stir up trouble all day long.

3 Their tongues sting like a snake;

the venom of a viper drips from their lips.

Interlude

4 O Lord, keep me out of the hands of the wicked.

Protect me from those who are violent,

for they are plotting against me.

5 The proud have set a trap to catch me;

they have stretched out a net;

they have placed traps all along the way.

Interlude

6 I said to the Lord, “You are my God!”

Listen, O Lord, to my cries for mercy!

7 O Sovereign Lord, the strong one who rescued me,

you protected me on the day of battle.

1 Lord, rescue me from evil people;

protect me from cruel people

2 who make evil plans,

who always start fights.

3 They make their tongues sharp as a snake’s;

their words are like snake poison.

Selah

4 Lord, guard me from the power of wicked people;

protect me from cruel people

who plan to trip me up.

5 The proud hid a trap for me.

They spread out a net beside the road;

they set traps for me.

Selah

6 I said to the Lord, “You are my God.”

Lord, listen to my prayer for help.

7 Lord God, my mighty savior,

you protect me in battle.

1 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man;

Preserve me from the violent man:

2 Who devise mischiefs in their heart;

Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

3 They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent;

Adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah

4 Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked;

Preserve me from the violent man:

Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

5 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 unto Jehovah, Thou art my God:

Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.

7 O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation,

Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

1 Free me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man: 2 Who devise mischiefs in their heart; every day are they banded together for war. 3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah. 4 Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked man, preserve me from the violent man, who devise to overthrow my steps. 5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way-side; they have set traps for me. Selah. 6 I have said unto Jehovah, Thou art my •God: give ear, O Jehovah, to the voice of my supplications. 7 Jehovah, the Lord, is the strength of my salvation: thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

1 Rescue me from evil people, O Lord. 

Keep me safe from violent people. 

2 They plan evil things in their hearts. 

They start fights every day. 

3 They make their tongues as sharp as a snake’s ⸤fang⸥. 

Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes. 

Selah 

4 Protect me from the hands of wicked people, O Lord. 

Keep me safe from violent people. 

They try to trip me. 

5 Arrogant people have laid a trap for me. 

They have spread out a net with ropes. 

They have set traps for me along the road. 

Selah 

6 I said to the Lord, “You are my God.” 

O Lord, open your ears to hear my plea for pity. 

7 O Lord Almighty, the strong one who saves me, 

you have covered my head in the day of battle. 

1 Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.

Keep me safe from violent men

2 who plan evil in their hearts.

They stir up wars all day long.

3 They make their tongues

as sharp as a snake’s bite;

viper’s venom is under their lips. Selah

4 Protect me, Lord,

from the clutches of the wicked.

Keep me safe from violent men

who plan to make me stumble.

5 The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;

they spread a net along the path

and set snares for me. Selah

6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”

Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.

7 Lord God, my strong Savior,

You shield my head on the day of battle.

1 Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers;

protect me from those who are violent,

2 who plan evil things in their minds

and stir up wars continually.

3 They make their tongue sharp as a snake’s,

and under their lips is the venom of vipers. Selah

4 Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;

protect me from the violent

who have planned my downfall.

5 The arrogant have hidden a trap for me,

and with cords they have spread a net,

along the road they have set snares for me. Selah

6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God;

give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.”

7 O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer,

you have covered my head in the day of battle.

1 Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men.

Preserve me from violent men,

2 who plan evil things in their heart.

They stir up wars continually.

3 They sharpen their tongue as sharp as a snake’s;

the venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah

4 Protect me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked.

Preserve me from violent men,

who have planned to make me stumble.

5 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords.

They have spread out a net along the side of the path.

They have set snares for me. Selah

6 I say to Yahweh, “You are my God.”

Listen, O Yahweh, to the voice of my supplications.

7 O Yahweh, my Lord, the strength of my salvation,

you have covered my head in the day of battle.

1 Lord, save me from sinful men.

Keep me safe from those who want to hurt me.

2 They make evil plans in their hearts.

They are always starting fights.

3 Their tongues are as deadly as the tongue of a serpent.

The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake. Selah

4 Lord, keep me out of the hands of sinful people.

Keep me safe from men who want to hurt me.

They plan to trip me up and make me fall.

5 Proud people have hidden their traps to catch me.

They have spread out their nets.

They have set traps for me along my path. Selah

6 Lord, I say to you, “You are my God.”

Lord, hear my cry for your favor.

7 Lord and King, you save me because you are strong.

You are like a shield that keeps me safe in the day of battle.

1 Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;

Preserve me from violent men

2 Who devise evil things in their hearts;

They continually stir up wars.

3 They sharpen their tongues as a serpent;

Poison of a viper is under their lips.

Selah.

4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;

Preserve me from violent men

Who have purposed to trip up my feet.

5 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;

They have spread a net by the wayside;

They have set snares for me.

Selah.

6 I said to the Lord, “You are my God;

Give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.

7 “O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,

You have covered my head in the day of battle.