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[For the choirmaster Psalm Of David] Rescue me, Yahweh, from evil men, protect me from violent men,
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whose heart is bent on malice, day after day they harbour strife;
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their tongues as barbed as a serpent's, viper's venom behind their lips. Pause
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Keep me, Yahweh, from the clutches of the wicked, protect me from violent men, who are bent on making me stumble, laying out snares where I walk,
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in their arrogance hiding pitfall and nooseto trap me as I pass. Pause
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I said to Yahweh, 'You are my God.' Listen, Yahweh, to the sound of my prayer.
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Yahweh my Lord, my saving strength, you shield my head when battle comes.
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Yahweh, do not grant the wicked their wishes, do not let their plots succeed. Pause Do not let my attackers
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prevail, but let them be overwhelmed by their own malice.
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May red-hot embers rain down on them, may they be flung into the mire once and for all.
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May the slanderer find no rest anywhere, may evil hunt down violent men implacably.
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I know that Yahweh will give judgement for the wretched, justice for the needy.
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The upright shall praise your name, the honest dwell in your presence.
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