1 O Lord, take me away from sinful men. Keep me safe from men who want to hurt others.

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

2 T hey make sinful plans in their hearts. They always start wars.

Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

3 T hey make their tongues sharp like a snake’s. And the poison of a snake is under their lips.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

4 O Lord, keep me from the hands of the sinful. Keep me safe from men who want to hurt others and have planned to trip my feet.

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

5 T he proud have hidden a trap for me. With ropes they have spread a net. They have set traps for me beside the road.

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

6 I said to the Lord, “You are my God. Listen to the voice of my prayers, O Lord.

I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.

7 O God the Lord, the strength that saves me, You have covered my head in the day of battle.

O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

8 O Lord, do not give the sinful what they want. Do not let their plans work, or they will be honored.

Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

9 “ As for those who gather around me, may the wrong-doing of their lips come upon their heads.

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

10 M ay burning coals fall upon them. May they be thrown into the fire, into deep holes, and rise no more.

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

11 D o not let the man whose talking hurts people stand in the land. May trouble hurry to catch and destroy the man who wants to hurt others.”

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

12 I know that the Lord will stand by those who suffer and do what is right for the poor.

I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

13 F or sure those who are right and good will give thanks to Your name. Those who are right will live with You.

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.