1. For the leader. A psalm of David.
2. Deliver me, Lord, from the wicked;preserve me from the violent,
3. From those who plan evil in their hearts,who stir up conflicts every day,
4. Who sharpen their tongue like a serpent,venom of asps upon their lips.Selah
5. Keep me, Lord, from the clutches of the wicked;preserve me from the violent,who plot to trip me up.
6. The arrogant have set a trap for me;they have spread out ropes for a net,laid snares for me by the wayside.Selah
7. I say to the Lord: You are my God;listen, Lord, to the words of my pleas.
8. Lord, my master, my strong deliverer,you cover my head on the day of armed conflict.
9. Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked one;do not let his plot succeed.Selah