| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, | 1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. Rescue me, LORD, from evil men. Keep me safe from violent men |
| 2who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. | 2who plan evil in their hearts. They stir up wars all day long. |
| 3They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s, and under their lips is the venom of asps. 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; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet. | 4Protect me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble. |
| 5The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares 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; give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O LORD! | 6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Listen, LORD, to my cry for help. |
| 7O LORD, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle. | 7Lord GOD, my strong Savior, You shield my head on the day of battle. |
| 8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah | 8 LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah |
| 9As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them! | 9When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them. |
| 10Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise! | 10Let hot coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into the abyss, never again to rise. |
| 11Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily! | 11Do not let a slanderer stay in the land. Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man. |
| 12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy. | 12I know that the LORD upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy. |
| 13Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence. | 13Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will live in Your presence. |
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