6. I said to the Lord, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
7. O God the Lord, the Strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
8. Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; further not their wicked plot and device, lest they exalt themselves. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
9. Those who are fencing me in raise their heads; may the mischief of their own lips and the very things they desire for me come upon them.
10. Let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire, into floods of water or deep water pits, from which they shall not rise.