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yPs. 71:4; 119:153, 170 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me fromzPs. 18:48; Prov. 3:31 violent men,
2 who plan evil things in their heart
andaSee Ps. 56:6 stir up wars continually.
3 They makeb[Ps. 52:2] their tongue sharp ascPs. 58:4 a serpent's,
anddPs. 10:7 under their lips is theeCited Rom. 3:13 venom of asps. [foreign]Selah[/foreign]
4 Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
preserve me fromz[See ver. 1 above] violent men,
who have planned to trip up my feet.
5 The arrogant havefPs. 35:7; 141:9; 142:3; Jer. 18:22 hidden a trap for me,
and with cords they have spreadgJob 18:8-10 a net;1Or they have spread cords as a net
beside the way they have sethPs. 64:5 snares for me. [foreign]Selah[/foreign]
6 iPs. 142:5 I say to the Lord, You are my God;
give ear tojPs. 28:2; 31:22; 130:2 the voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
7 O Lord, my Lord,kPs. 28:8 the strength of my salvation,
you have covered my head in the day of battle.
8 l[Ps. 35:25] Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
do not further their evil plot ormIsa. 14:21 they will be exalted! [foreign]Selah[/foreign]
9 As for the head of those who surround me,
letn[Prov. 12:13; 18:7]; See Ps. 7:16 the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
10 Leto[Ps. 11:6; 18:13] burning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into fire,
into miry pits, no more to rise!
11 Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
12 I know that the Lord willpPs. 9:4 maintain the cause of the afflicted,
andq1 Kgs. 8:45, 49, 59 will execute justice for the needy.
13 Surelyr[Ps. 64:10] the righteous shall give thanks to your name;
s[Ps. 11:7] the upright shall dwell in your presence.