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Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
1 Rescue R4377 me, O LORD, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent R4378 men
2 Who devise R4379 evil things in their hearts;
They continually R4380 stir up wars.
3 They sharpen R4381 their tongues as a serpent;
Poison R4382 of a viper is under their lips. Selah. F1482
4 Keep R4383 me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve R4384 me from violent men
Who have purposed F1483 to trip R4385 F1484 up my feet.
5 The proud have hidden R4386 a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net R4387 by the wayside; F1485
They have set snares R4388 for me. Selah.
6 I said R4389 to the LORD, "You are my God;
Give R4390 ear, O LORD, to the voice R4391 of my supplications.
7 "O GOD F1486 the Lord, the R4392 strength of my salvation,
You have covered R4393 my head in the day of battle. F1487
8 "Do not grant, O LORD, the desires R4394 of the wicked;
Do not promote his R4395 evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.
9 "As for the head of those who surround me,
May the mischief R4396 of their lips cover them.
10 "May burning R4397 coals fall upon them;
May they be cast R4398 into the fire,
Into deep F1488 pits from which they cannot R4399 rise.
11 "May a slanderer F1489 not be established in the earth;
May R4400 evil hunt the violent man speedily." F1490
12 I know that the LORD will maintain R4401 the cause of the afflicted
And justice R4402 for the poor.
13 Surely the righteous R4403 will give thanks to Your name;
The upright R4404 will dwell in Your presence.
FOOTNOTES:
F1482: Or lofty
F1483: Lit go after, walk
F1484: Or marvelous
F1485: Or upon
F1486: Lit come into the tabernacle of
F1487: Lit go up into the couch of
F1488: Lit Dwelling places
F1489: Or the wood
F1490: Lit dwelling places
CROSS REFERENCES:
R4377: Psalms 17:13; 59:2; 71:4
R4378: Psalms 18:48; 86:14; 140:11
R4379: Psalms 7:14; 36:4; 52:2; Proverbs 6:14; Isaiah 59:4; Hosea 7:15
R4380: Psalms 56:6
R4381: Psalms 57:4; 64:3
R4382: Psalms 58:4; Romans 3:13; James 3:8
R4383: Psalms 71:4
R4384: Psalms 140:1
R4385: Psalms 36:11
R4386: Job 1:18:9; Psalms 35:7; 141:9; 142:3
R4387: Psalms 31:4; 57:6; Lamentations 1:13
R4388: Psalms 141:9; Isaiah 8:14; Amos 3:5
R4389: Psalms 16:2; 31:14
R4390: Psalms 143:1
R4391: Psalms 116:1; 130:2
R4392: Psalms 28:8; 118:14
R4393: Psalms 144:10
R4394: Psalms 112:10
R4395: Esther 9:25; Psalms 10:2,3
R4396: Psalms 7:16; Proverbs 18:7
R4397: Psalms 11:6
R4398: Psalms 21:9; Matthew 3:10
R4399: Psalms 36:12
R4400: Psalms 34:21
R4401: 1 Kings 8:45,49; Psalms 9:4; 18:27; 82:3
R4402: Psalms 12:5; 35:10
R4403: Psalms 97:12
R4404: Psalms 11:7; 16:11; 17:15
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