1. Rescue me, Lord, from evildoers;protect me from the violent,
2. who devise evil plans in their heartsand stir up war every day.
3. They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s;the poison of vipers is on their lips.
4. Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked;protect me from the violent,who devise ways to trip my feet.
5. The arrogant have hidden a snare for me;they have spread out the cords of their netand have set traps for me along my path.
6. I say to the Lord, ‘You are my God.’Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
7. Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,you shield my head in the day of battle.