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Deliver Me, O Lord, From the Evil Man
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
who devise evil plans in their hearts
and stir up war every day.
and stir up war every day.
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
protect me from the violent,
who devise ways to trip my feet.
protect me from the violent,
who devise ways to trip my feet.
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
The 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.
they have spread out the cords of their net
and have set traps for me along my path.
I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,
you shield my head in the day of battle.
you shield my head in the day of battle.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord;
do not let their plans succeed.
do not let their plans succeed.
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
May burning coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into the fire,
into miry pits, never to rise.
may they be thrown into the fire,
into miry pits, never to rise.
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
May slanderers not be established in the land;
may disaster hunt down the violent.
may disaster hunt down the violent.
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor
and upholds the cause of the needy.
and upholds the cause of the needy.