Dual Panel1For the music director <05329>; a psalm <04210> of David <01732>. O Lord <03068>, rescue <02502> me from wicked <07451> men <0376>! Protect <05341> me from violent <02555> men <0120>,
2who <0834> plan <02803> ways to harm <07451> me <03820>. All <03605> day <03117> long they stir up <01481> conflict <04421>.
3Their tongues <03956> wound <08150> like <03644> a serpent <05175>; a viper’s <05919> venom <02534> is behind <08478> their lips <08193>. (Selah <05542>)
4O Lord <03068>, shelter <08104> me from the power <03027> of the wicked <07563>! Protect <05341> me from violent <02555> men <0376>, who <0834> plan <02803> to knock <01760> me over <01760>.
5Proud <01343> men hide <02934> a snare <06341> for me; evil men <02256> spread <06566> a net <07568> by <03027> the path <04570>; they set <07896> traps <04170> for me. (Selah <05542>)
6I say <0559> to the Lord <03068>, “You <0859> are my God <0410>.” O Lord <03068>, pay attention <0238> to my plea <06963> for mercy <08469>!
7O sovereign <03069> Lord <0136>, my strong <05797> deliverer <03444>, you shield <05526> my head <07218> in the day <03117> of battle <05402>.
8O Lord <03068>, do not <0408> let <05414> the wicked <07563> have their way <03970>! Do not <0408> allow <06329> their plan <02162> to succeed <07311> when they attack! (Selah <05542>)
9As for the heads <07218> of those who surround <04524> me– may the harm done <05999> by their lips <08193> overwhelm <03680> them!
10May he rain down <04131> fiery coals <01513> upon <05921> them! May he throw <05307> them into the fire <0784>! From bottomless pits <04113> they will not <01077> escape <06965>.
11A slanderer <03956> <0376> will not <01077> endure on <03559> the earth <0776>; calamity <07451> will hunt down <06679> a violent <02555> man <0376> and strike <04073> him down <04073>.
12I know <03045> that <03588> the Lord <03068> defends <06213> the cause <01779> of the oppressed <06041> and vindicates <04941> the poor <034>.
13Certainly <0389> the godly <06662> will give thanks <03034> to your name <08034>; the morally upright <03477> will live <03427> in your presence <06440>.