| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Standard Bible |
| 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men | 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, |
| 2Who devise evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars. | 2who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long. |
| 3They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah. | 3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah |
| 4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men Who have purposed to trip up my feet. | 4Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble. |
| 5The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah. | 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 |
| 6I said to the LORD, "You are my God; Give ear, O LORD, to the voice of my supplications. | 6I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help. |
| 7"O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. | 7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle. |
| 8"Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah. | 8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah |
| 9"As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them. | 9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused. |
| 10"May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into deep pits from which they cannot rise. | 10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again. |
| 11"May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily." | 11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence. |
| 12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor. | 12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy. |
| 13Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence. | 13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence. |
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