[1] O Lord, deliver me from evil men. Preserve me from the violent, [2] who plot and stir up trouble all day long. [3] Their words sting like poisonous snakes. [4] Keep me out of their power. Preserve me from their violence, for they are plotting against me. [5] These proud men have set a trap to catch me, a noose to yank me up and leave me dangling in the air; they wait in ambush with a net to throw over and hold me helpless in its meshes. [6] O Jehovah, my Lord and Savior, my God and my shield-hear me as I pray! Don't let these wicked men succeed; don't let them prosper and be proud. [9] Let their plots boomerang! Let them be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me. [10] Let burning coals fall down upon their heads, or throw them into the fire or into deep pits from which they can't escape. [11] Don't let liars prosper here in our land; quickly punish them. [12] But the Lord will surely help those they persecute; he will maintain the rights of the poor. [13] Surely the godly are thanking you, for they shall live in your presence.
