| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men, | 1For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men, |
| 2Who plan evil things in their hearts; They continually gather together for war. | 2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict. |
| 3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah | 3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper's venom is behind their lips. (Selah) |
| 4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men, Who have purposed to make my steps stumble. | 4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over. |
| 5The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set traps for me. Selah | 5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah) |
| 6I said to the LORD: “You are my God; Hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. | 6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy! |
| 7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. | 7O sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. |
| 8Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not further his wicked scheme, Lest they be exalted. Selah | 8O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah) |
| 9“As for the head of those who surround me, Let the evil of their lips cover them; | 9As for the heads of those who surround me--may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them! |
| 10Let burning coals fall upon them; Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, that they rise not up again. | 10May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape. |
| 11Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.” | 11A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down. |
| 12I know that the LORD will maintain The cause of the afflicted, And justice for the poor. | 12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor. |
| 13Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; The upright shall dwell in Your presence. | 13Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence. |
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