Book
Chapter
1
Save me, LORD, from evildoers; keep me safe from violent people.
2
They are always plotting evil, always stirring up quarrels.
3
Their tongues are like deadly snakes; their words are like a cobra's poison.
4
Protect me, LORD, from the power of the wicked; keep me safe from violent people who plot my downfall.
5
The proud have set a trap for me; they have laid their snares, and along the path they have set traps to catch me.
6
I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Hear my cry for help, LORD!
7
My Sovereign LORD, my strong defender, you have protected me in battle.
8
LORD, don't give the wicked what they want; don't let their plots succeed.
9
Don't let my enemies be victorious; make their threats against me fall back on them.
10
May red-hot coals fall on them; may they be thrown into a pit and never get out.
11
May those who accuse others falsely not succeed; may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.
12
LORD, I know that you defend the cause of the poor and the rights of the needy.
13
The righteous will praise you indeed; they will live in your presence.
