• Rescue Me, O Yahweh, from Evil Men

  • 1 Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men; Guard me from violent men
  • 2 Who think up evil things in their hearts; They continually stir up wars.
  • 3 They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of an asp is under their lips. Selah.
  • 4 Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked; Guard me from violent men Who give thought to trip up my steps.
  • 5 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.
  • 6 I said to Yahweh, “You are my God; Give ear, O Yahweh, to the voice of my supplications.
  • 7 “O Yahweh, O Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
  • 8 “Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil scheme, that they not be exalted. Selah.
  • 9 “As for the head of those who surround me, May the trouble from their lips cover them.
  • 10 “May burning coals be shaken out upon them; May He cause them to fall into the fire, Into bottomless pits from which they can never rise.
  • 11 “May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily.”
  • 12 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause for the afflicted And judgment for the needy.
  • 13 Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will abide in Your presence.