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1. To the chief musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, deliver me from the evil man; keep me from the violent man,
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 , A Psalm H4210 of David H1732 . Deliver H2502 me , O LORD H3068 , from the evil H7451 man H4480 H120 : preserve H5341 me from the violent H2555 man H4480 H376 ;
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2. who devises evil things in the heart; they gather wars all the day.
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2. Which H834 imagine H2803 mischiefs H7451 in their heart H3820 ; continually H3605 H3117 are they gathered together H1481 for war H4421 .
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3. They sharpen their tongues like a snake; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
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3. They have sharpened H8150 their tongues H3956 like H3644 a serpent H5175 ; adders H5919 ' poison H2534 is under H8478 their lips H8193 . Selah H5542 .
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4. O Jehovah, keep me from the hands of the wicked; keep me from the violent man who plots to trip up my steps.
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4. Keep H8104 me , O LORD H3068 , from the hands H4480 H3027 of the wicked H7563 ; preserve H5341 me from the violent man H4480 H376 H2555 ; who H834 have purposed H2803 to overthrow H1760 my goings H6471 .
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5. The proud have hidden cords and a trap for me; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set snares for me. Selah.
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5. The proud H1343 have hid H2934 a snare H6341 for me , and cords H2256 ; they have spread H6566 a net H7568 by the wayside H3027 H4570 ; they have set H7896 gins H4170 for me. Selah H5542 .
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6. I said to Jehovah, You are my God; O Jehovah, give ear to the voice of my prayers.
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6. I said H559 unto the LORD H3068 , Thou H859 art my God H410 : hear H238 the voice H6963 of my supplications H8469 , O LORD H3068 .
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7. O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of armor.
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7. O GOD H3069 the Lord H136 , the strength H5797 of my salvation H3444 , thou hast covered H5526 my head H7218 in the day H3117 of battle H5402 .
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8. O Jehovah, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not promote his plan, lest they be exalted. Selah.
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8. Grant H5414 not H408 , O LORD H3068 , the desires H3970 of the wicked H7563 : further H6329 not H408 his wicked device H2162 ; lest they exalt H7311 themselves. Selah H5542 .
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9. As for the leaders of those around me, let the evil of their own lips cover them.
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9. As for the head H7218 of those that compass me about H4524 , let the mischief H5999 of their own lips H8193 cover H3680 them.
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10. Let burning coals fall on them; let them fall on coals of fire; make them fall into deep pits so that they do not rise again.
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10. Let burning coals H1513 fall H4131 upon H5921 them : let them be cast H5307 into the fire H784 ; into deep pits H4113 , that they rise H6965 not H1077 up again.
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11. Do not let a man of tongue be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the violent man, thrust upon thrust.
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11. Let not H1077 an evil speaker H376 H3956 be established H3559 in the earth H776 : evil H7451 shall hunt H6679 the violent H2555 man H376 to overthrow H4073 him .
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12. I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, the justice of the poor.
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12. I know H3045 that H3588 the LORD H3068 will maintain H6213 the cause H1779 of the afflicted H6041 , and the right H4941 of the poor H34 .
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13. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; the upright shall dwell in Your presence.
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13. Surely H389 the righteous H6662 shall give thanks H3034 unto thy name H8034 : the upright H3477 shall dwell H3427 H853 in thy presence H6440 .
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