Lord, do not give the wicked what they want. Don’t let their plans succeed, or they will become proud.Selah
Do not hand me over to my enemies, because they tell lies about me and say they will hurt me.
Someone told David, “Ahithophel is one of the people with Absalom who made secret plans against you.” So David prayed, “Lord, please make Ahithophel’s advice foolish.”
But I didn’t want their enemy to brag; their enemy might misunderstand and say, ‘We have won! The Lord has done none of this.’ ”
You give victory to kings. You save your servant David from cruel swords.