| New International Version | New International Version |
| 1For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent, | 1For the director of music. A psalm of David. Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent, |
| 2who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day. | 2who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day. |
| 3They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips. | 3They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips. |
| 4Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet. | 4Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet. |
| 5The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path. | 5The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path. |
| 6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy. | 6I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Hear, LORD, my cry for mercy. |
| 7Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. | 7Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. |
| 8Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed. | 8Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed. |
| 9Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them. | 9Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them. |
| 10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise. | 10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise. |
| 11May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent. | 11May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent. |
| 12I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. | 12I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. |
| 13Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence. | 13Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence. |
| New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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