1 Rescue me, Lord, from evildoers;protect me from the violent,
2 who devise evil plans in their heartsand stir up war every day.
3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s;the poison of vipers is on their lips.
4 Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked;protect me from the violent,who devise ways to trip my feet.
5 The arrogant have hidden a snare for me;they have spread out the cords of their netand have set traps for me along my path.
6 I say to the Lord, ‘You are my God.’Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
7 Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord;do not let their plans succeed.
9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
10 May burning coals fall on them;may they be thrown into the fire,into miry pits, never to rise.
11 May slanderers not be established in the land;may disaster hunt down the violent.
12 I know that the Lord secures justice for the poorand upholds the cause of the needy.
13 Surely the righteous will praise your name,and the upright will live in your presence.