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^(C1)Rescue me, LORD, from evil people; Protect me from ^(C2)violent men

Who ^(C1)devise evil things in their hearts; They ^(C2)continually stir up wars.

They ^(C1)sharpen their tongues like a snake; ^(C2)The venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah

^(C1)Keep me, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; ^(C2)Protect me from violent men Who ^(F1)intend to ^(F2)(C3)trip up my feet.

The proud have ^(C1)hidden a trap for me, and snares; They have spread a ^(C2)net at the ^(F1)wayside; They have set ^(C3)snares for me. Selah

I ^(C1)said to the LORD, "You are my God; ^(C2)Listen, LORD, to the ^(C3)sound of my pleadings.

-"^(F1)GOD the Lord, ^(C1)the strength of my salvation, You have ^(C2)covered my head on the day of ^(F2)battle.

-"Do not grant, LORD, the ^(C1)desires of the wicked; Do not bring about ^(C2)his evil planning, so that they are not exalted. Selah

"As for the head of those who surround me, May the ^(C1)harm of their lips cover them.

-"May ^(C1)burning coals fall upon them; May they be ^(C2)cast into the fire, Into bottomless pits from which they ^(C3)cannot rise.

-"May a ^(F1)slanderer not endure on the earth; ^(C1)May evil hunt a violent person ^(F2)violently."

I know that the LORD will ^(C1)maintain the cause of the afflicted, And ^(C2)justice for the poor.

Certainly the ^(C1)righteous will give thanks to Your name; The ^(C2)upright will dwell in Your presence.

LORD, I call upon You; ^(C1)hurry to me! ^(C2)Listen to my voice when I call to You!

May my prayer be ^(F1)counted as ^(C1)incense before You; The ^(C2)raising of my hands as the ^(C3)evening offering.

Set a ^(C1)guard, LORD, ^(F1)over my mouth; Keep watch over the ^(C2)door of my lips.

^(C1)Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds ^(F1)of wickedness With people who ^(C2)do wrong; And ^(C3)may I not taste their delicacies.

May the ^(C1)righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me; It is ^(C2)oil for the head; My head shall not refuse it, For my prayer ^(C3)is still against their evil deeds.

Their judges are ^(C1)thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.

As when one ^(C1)plows and breaks open the earth, Our ^(C2)bones have been scattered at the ^(C3)mouth of ^(F1)Sheol.

For my ^(C1)eyes are toward You, ^(F1)GOD, the Lord; In You I ^(C2)take refuge; ^(C3)do not ^(F2)leave me defenseless.

Keep me from the ^(F1)(C1)jaws of the trap which they have set for me, And from the ^(C2)snares of those who do wrong.

May the wicked ^(C1)fall into their own nets, While I pass by ^(F1)(C2)safely.

I ^(C1)cry out with my voice to the LORD; With my voice I ^(C2)implore the LORD for compassion.

I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my ^(C2)trouble before Him.

When ^(C1)my spirit felt weak within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have ^(C2)hidden a trap for me.

Look to the right and see; For there is ^(C1)no one who regards me favorably; ^(F1)There is no ^(C2)escape for me; ^(C3)No one cares for my soul.

I cried out to You, LORD; I said, "You are ^(C1)my refuge, My ^(C2)portion in the ^(C3)land of the living.

-"^(C1)Give Your attention to my cry, For I have been ^(C2)brought very low; Rescue me from my persecutors, For they are too ^(C3)strong for me.

-"^(C1)Bring my soul out of prison, So that I may give thanks to Your name; The righteous will surround me, For You will ^(C2)look after me."

Hear my prayer, LORD, ^(C1)Listen to my pleadings! Answer me in Your ^(C2)faithfulness, in Your ^(C3)righteousness!

And ^(C1)do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For ^(C2)no person living is righteous in Your sight.

For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life ^(C1)to the ground; He ^(C2)has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.

Therefore ^(C1)my spirit ^(F1)feels weak within me; My heart is ^(F2)(C2)appalled within me.

I ^(C1)remember the days of old; I ^(C2)meditate on all Your accomplishments; I ^(C3)reflect on the work of Your hands.

I ^(C1)spread out my hands to You; My ^(C2)soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah

^(C1)Answer me quickly, LORD, my ^(C2)spirit fails; ^(C3)Do not hide Your face from me, Or I will be the same as ^(C4)those who go down to the pit.

Let me hear Your ^(C1)faithfulness ^(C2)in the morning, For I trust ^(C3)in You; Teach me the ^(C4)way in which I should walk; For to You I ^(C5)lift up my soul.

^(C1)Save me, LORD, from my enemies; ^(F1)I take refuge in You.

^(C1)Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let ^(C2)Your good Spirit ^(C3)lead me on level ^(F1)ground.

^(C1)For the sake of Your name, LORD, ^(C2)revive me. ^(C3)In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

And in Your faithfulness, ^(F1)(C1)destroy my enemies, And ^(C2)eliminate all those who attack my soul, For ^(C3)I am Your servant.

Blessed be the LORD, ^(C1)my rock, Who ^(C2)trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle;

My faithfulness and ^(C1)my fortress, My ^(C2)stronghold and my savior, My ^(C3)shield and He in whom I take refuge, Who ^(C4)subdues ^(F1)my people under me.

LORD, ^(C1)what is man, that You look after him? Or a son of man, that You think of him?

^(C1)Man is like the breath; His ^(C2)days are like a passing shadow.

^(C1)Bend down Your heavens, LORD, and ^(C2)come down; ^(C3)Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

Flash forth ^(C1)lightning and scatter them; Send out Your ^(C2)arrows and confuse them.

Reach out with Your hand ^(C1)from on high; Rescue me and ^(C2)save me from great waters, From the hand of ^(C3)foreigners

Whose mouth ^(C1)speaks deceit, And whose ^(C2)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

God, I will sing a ^(C1)new song to You; On a ^(C2)harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,

Who ^(C1)gives salvation to kings, Who ^(C2)rescues His servant David from the evil sword.

Rescue me and save me from the hand of ^(C1)foreigners, Whose mouth ^(C2)speaks deceit And whose ^(C3)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

When our sons in their youth are like ^(C1)growing plants, And our daughters like ^(C2)corner pillars ^(F1)fashioned for a palace,

Our ^(C1)granaries are full, providing every kind of produce, And our flocks deliver thousands and ten thousands in our ^(F1)fields;

May our ^(C1)cattle ^(F1)be bred Without ^(F2)(C2)mishap and without ^(F3)(C3)loss, May there be no ^(C4)outcry in our streets!

Blessed are the people who are so situated; ^(C1)Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD!