| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, | 1For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent, |
| 2who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long. | 2who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day. |
| 3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah | 3They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips. |
| 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 safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet. |
| 5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah | 5The 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. |
| 6I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help. | 6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy. |
| 7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle. | 7Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. |
| 8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah | 8Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed. |
| 9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused. | 9Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them. |
| 10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again. | 10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise. |
| 11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence. | 11May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent. |
| 12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy. | 12I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. |
| 13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence. | 13Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence. |
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