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^1 (a)Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from ^(b)violent men
² Who ^(c)devise evil things in their hearts;
They ^(d)continually stir up wars.
³ They ^(e)sharpen their tongues as a serpent;
^(f)Poison of a viper is under their lips. ^[a]Selah.

^4 (g)Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
^(h)Preserve me from violent men
Who have ^[b]purposed to ^[c](i)trip up my feet.
⁵ The proud have ^(j)hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a ^(k)net by the ^[d]wayside;
They have set ^(l)snares for me. Selah.

⁶ I ^(m)said to the Lord, "You are my God;
⁽ⁿ⁾Give ear, O Lord, to the ^(o)voice of my supplications.
⁷ "O ^[e]God the Lord, ^(p)the strength of my salvation,
You have ^(q)covered my head in the day of ^[f]battle.
⁸ "Do not grant, O Lord, the ^(r)desires of the wicked;
Do not promote ^(s)his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.

⁹ "As for the head of those who surround me,
May the ^(t)mischief of their lips cover them.
¹⁰ "May ^(u)burning coals fall upon them;
May they be ^(v)cast into the fire,
Into ^[g]deep pits from which they ^(w)cannot rise.
¹¹ "May a ^[h]slanderer not be established in the earth;
^(x)May evil hunt the violent man ^[i]speedily."

¹² I know that the Lord will ^(y)maintain the cause of the afflicted
And ^(z)justice for the poor.
¹³ Surely the ^(aa)righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The ^(ab)upright will dwell in Your presence.