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¹ Save me, Lord, from evildoers;
    keep me safe from violent people.
² They are always plotting evil,
    always stirring up quarrels.
^3 (a)Their tongues are like deadly snakes;
    their words are like a cobra's poison.

⁴ Protect me, Lord, from the power of the wicked;
    keep me safe from violent people
    who plot my downfall.
⁵ The proud have set a trap for me;
    they have laid their snares,
    and along the path they have set traps to catch me.

⁶ I say to the Lord, "You are my God."
    Hear my cry for help, Lord!
⁷ My Sovereign Lord, my strong defender,
    you have protected me in battle.
⁸ Lord, don't give the wicked what they want;
    don't let their plots succeed.

⁹ Don't let my enemies be victorious;^[b]
    make their threats against me fall back on them.
¹⁰ May red-hot coals fall on them;
    may they be thrown into a pit and never get out.
¹¹ May those who accuse others falsely not succeed;
    may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.

¹² Lord, I know that you defend the cause of the poor
    and the rights of the needy.
¹³ The righteous will praise you indeed;
    they will live in your presence.