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Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
O LORD, rescue me from evil people.
Protect me from those who are violent,
O LORD, rescue me from evil people.
Protect me from those who are violent,
Who plan evil things in their hearts;
They continually gather together for war.
They continually gather together for war.
those who plot evil in their hearts
and stir up trouble all day long.
and stir up trouble all day long.
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
Their tongues sting like a snake;
the venom of a viper drips from their lips.
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the venom of a viper drips from their lips.
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Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
O LORD, keep me out of the hands of the wicked.
Protect me from those who are violent,
for they are plotting against me.
Protect me from those who are violent,
for they are plotting against me.
The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah
The proud have set a trap to catch me;
they have stretched out a net;
they have placed traps all along the way.
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they have stretched out a net;
they have placed traps all along the way.
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I said to the Lord: “You are my God;
Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
I said to the LORD, “You are my God!”
Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy!
Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy!
O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me,
you protected me on the day of battle.
you protected me on the day of battle.
Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further his wicked scheme,
Lest they be exalted. Selah
Do not further his wicked scheme,
Lest they be exalted. Selah
LORD, do not let evil people have their way.
Do not let their evil schemes succeed,
or they will become proud.
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Do not let their evil schemes succeed,
or they will become proud.
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“As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;
Let the evil of their lips cover them;
Let my enemies be destroyed
by the very evil they have planned for me.
by the very evil they have planned for me.
Let burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Let burning coals fall down on their heads.
Let them be thrown into the fire
or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.
Let them be thrown into the fire
or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.
Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
Don’t let liars prosper here in our land.
Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.
Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.
I know that the Lord will maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.
But I know the LORD will help those they persecute;
he will give justice to the poor.
he will give justice to the poor.