| Berean Study Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, | 1Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men |
| 2who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long. | 2who plan evil in their hearts. They stir up wars all day long. |
| 3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah | 3They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's bite; viper's venom is under their lips. Selah |
| 4Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble. | 4Protect me, LORD, from the power of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble. |
| 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 hide a trap with ropes for me; they spread a net along the path and set snares for me. Selah |
| 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." Listen, LORD, to my cry for help. |
| 7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle. | 7LORD, my Lord, my strong Savior, you shield my head 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 grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah |
| 9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused. | 9When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them. |
| 10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again. | 10Let hot coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never again to rise. |
| 11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence. | 11Do not let a slanderer stay in the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man. |
| 12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy. | 12I know that the LORD upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy. |
| 13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence. | 13Surely the righteous will praise your name; the upright will live in your presence. |
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