| New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
| 1O LORD, rescue me from evil people. Protect me from those who are violent, | 1O LORD, rescue me from evil people. Protect me from those who are violent, |
| 2those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long. | 2those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long. |
| 3Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude | 3Their tongues sting like a snake; the venom of a viper drips from their lips. Interlude |
| 4O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked. Protect me from those who are violent, for they are plotting against me. | 4O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked. Protect me from those who are violent, for they are plotting against me. |
| 5The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude | 5The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude |
| 6I said to the LORD, “You are my God!” Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy! | 6I said to the LORD, “You are my God!” Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy! |
| 7O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on the day of battle. | 7O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on the day of battle. |
| 8LORD, do not let evil people have their way. Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud. Interlude | 8LORD, do not let evil people have their way. Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud. Interlude |
| 9Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me. | 9Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me. |
| 10Let burning coals fall down on their heads. Let them be thrown into the fire or into watery pits from which they can’t escape. | 10Let burning coals fall down on their heads. Let them be thrown into the fire or into watery pits from which they can’t escape. |
| 11Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. Cause great disasters to fall on the violent. | 11Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. Cause great disasters to fall on the violent. |
| 12But I know the LORD will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor. | 12But I know the LORD will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor. |
| 13Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence. | 13Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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