Out of the Depths (130)

De `liver me_, LORD, from / evildoers.

Pre `serve me from the / violent:

`those_ who devise_ evil / in their hearts.

`Ev’ry day they / stir up war. +

`They have sharpened their tongues / like a serpent.

`Viper’s poison is un / der their lips.

Selah.

`LORD_, keep me from the hands_ / of the wicked.

Pre `serve me from the vi’lent who have planned to / trip my feet.

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.

(Ref)

`I said to the LORD, “You / are my God.”

`Listen to the cry of my pe / titions, LORD.

`LORD, the Lord, the strength of / my salvation,

`you have covered my head in the / day of battle. +

`LORD, do not grant the desires_ / of the wicked.

`Do not let their evil plans succeed, or they will / become proud.

Selah.

`Those_ who surround me proudly / rear their heads.

`Let the harm of their own lips_ over / whelm~ them.

Let `burning coals_ / fall on them.

Let `them be thrown in / to the fire, • • `into miry pits, from where they / never rise.

A `slanderer will not_ be established / in the land.

`Evil will hunt down the / vi’lent one.

`I know that the LORD_ will uphold the cause of / the afflicted,

and `justice / for the needy. +

`Sure_ ly the righteous will give thanks_ / to your name.

The `upright will_ dwell_ / in your presence.