Lord, please keep me from falling into the hands of the wicked; protect me especially from those who are violent, who are plotting my downfall.
I have not strayed from your path; my feet have not slipped from it.
Don't let the arrogant trample me down; don't let the wicked drive me out.
You love slanderous words that destroy others, you liar!
refusing to hear the voice of the snake charmers or the spellbinders.
My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of those who are evil and brutal.
It's not right to show favoritism to the guilty and rob the innocent of justice.