| English Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, | 1 Deliver me, LORD, from evil people, preserve me from violent men, |
| 2who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. | 2who craft evil plans in their minds, inciting wars every day. |
| 3They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah | 3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Interlude |
| 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 control of evil people, from violent men who have planned to trip me. |
| 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 arrogant have laid a trap for me; they have spread a net with ropes, lining it with snares along the way. Interlude |
| 6I say to the LORD, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O LORD! | 6So I say to the LORD, "You are my God; listen to my voice as I plead for mercy, LORD. |
| 7O LORD, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle. | 7LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer, you have protected my head in the time of battle. |
| 8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah | 8Never grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; never condone their plans so they cannot exalt themselves. Interlude |
| 9As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them! | 9May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head! |
| 10Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise! | 10May burning coals fall on them; may they be cast into fire, and into miry pits, never to rise again. |
| 11Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily! | 11Let not the slanderer become established in the land. May evil quickly hunt down the 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 will act on behalf of the tormented, providing justice for the needy. |
| 13Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence. | 13Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name, while the upright live in your presence. |
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