Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said unto David, Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.