[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my paths.
Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, by your sword:
He delivers me from my enemies: yea, you lift me up above those that rise up against me: you have delivered me from the violent man.
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.