Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further his evil scheme, lest they be exalted. Selah
Now it was reported to David that Ahithophel was conspiring with Absalom, and David said, “O Lord, make the advice of Ahithophel folly.”
who gives salvation to kings, who delivers David His servant from the deadly sword.
Do not deliver me to the will of my enemies; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.
however, I feared the wrath of the enemy, that their adversaries would misunderstand and say, “Our hand is victorious, and the Lord has not done all this.”