1 LORD, rescue me from evildoers;
from all their fury, save my life.
2 Their hearts plan evil to betray me;
they daily stir up war and strife.
3 Their tongues are sharper than a serpent’s;
with deadly venom their words sting.
4 O Lord, protect me from the wicked,
like vipers they will ruin bring.
5 Keep me from those who rage against me,
those who for me have spread a net.
In their pride they seek my destruction
and in my path their snares have set.
6 Lord, save me, hear my cry for mercy.
“You are my God,” so I have said.
7 O Lord, you are my strong defender
and in the battle shield my head.
8 Let not my foes’ desires be granted;
Lord, let their plotting not succeed.
9 Let their own sin be their undoing;
repay them for their pride and greed.
10 May burning coals fall down upon them;
let them be thrown into the fire.
11 Lord, put an end to all their slander
and fling them into pits of mire.
12 I know, Lord, you uphold the needy;
justice for the poor you proclaim.
13 Surely the righteous with thanksgiving
will in your presence praise your name.
– Book of Praise: Anglo-Genevan Psalter, alt.
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