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Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.For the choir director. A Psalm of David. | ||||
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| 1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men | 1 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; | 1 [For the choir leader; a psalm by David.] Rescue me from evil people, O LORD. Keep me safe from violent people. | 1 Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man; | 1 {To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Free me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man: | 2 Who devise evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars. | 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. | 2 They plan evil things in their hearts. They start fights every day. | 2 those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war. | 2 Who devise mischiefs in their heart; every day are they banded together for war. | 3 They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah. | 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. | 3 They make their tongues as sharp as a snake's [fang]. Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes. [Selah] | 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah. | 3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. | 4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men Who have purposed to trip up my feet. | 4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. | 4 Protect me from the hands of wicked people, O LORD. Keep me safe from violent people. They try to trip me. | 4 Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet. | 4 Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked man, preserve me from the violent man, who devise to overthrow my steps. | 5 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah. | 5 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. | 5 Arrogant people have laid a trap for me. They have spread out a net with ropes. They have set traps for me along the road. [Selah] | 5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah. | 5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way-side; they have set traps for me. Selah. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 I said to the LORD, "You are my God; Give ear, O LORD, to the voice of my supplications. | 6 I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. | 6 I said to the LORD, "You are my God." O LORD, open your ears to hear my plea for pity. | 6 I said to Yahweh, "You are my God." Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh. | 6 I have said unto Jehovah, Thou art my �God: give ear, O Jehovah, to the voice of my supplications. | 7 "O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. | 7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. | 7 O LORD Almighty, the strong one who saves me, you have covered my head in the day of battle. | 7 Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle. | 7 Jehovah, the Lord, is the strength of my salvation: thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. | 8 "Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah. | 8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. | 8 O LORD, do not give wicked people what they want. Do not let their evil plans succeed, [or] they will become arrogant. [Selah] | 8 Yahweh, don't grant the desires of the wicked. Don't let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah. | 8 Grant not, O Jehovah, the desire of the wicked; further not his device: they would exalt themselves. Selah. | 9 "As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them. | 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. | 9 Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with their own threats. | 9 As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. | 9 As for the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. | 10 "May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into deep pits from which they cannot rise. | 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. | 10 Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into a pit, never to rise again. | 10 Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise. | 10 Let burning coals fall on them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep waters, that they rise not up again. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 "May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily." | 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. | 11 Do not let slanderers prosper on earth. Let evil hunt down violent people with one blow after another. | 11 An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him. | 11 Let not the man of evil tongue be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the man of violence to his ruin. | 12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor. | 12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. | 12 I know that the LORD will defend the rights of those who are oppressed and the cause of those who are needy. | 12 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy. | 12 I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted one, the right of the needy. | 13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence. | 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. | 13 Indeed, righteous people will give thanks to your name. Decent people will live in your presence. | 13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence. A Psalm by David. | 13 Yea, the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy presence. |
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