| Berean Study Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, | 1O LORD, rescue me from evil people. Protect me from those who are violent, |
| 2who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long. | 2those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long. |
| 3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah | 3Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude |
| 4Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble. | 4O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked. Protect me from those who are violent, for they are plotting against me. |
| 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 proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude |
| 6I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help. | 6I said to the LORD, “You are my God!” Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy! |
| 7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle. | 7O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on the day of battle. |
| 8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah | 8LORD, do not let evil people have their way. Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud. Interlude |
| 9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused. | 9Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me. |
| 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 down on their heads. Let them be thrown into the fire or into watery pits from which they can’t escape. |
| 11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence. | 11Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. Cause great disasters to fall on the violent. |
| 12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy. | 12But I know the LORD will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor. |
| 13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence. | 13Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence. |
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