To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1	Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men,
2	Who plan evil things in their hearts; They continually gather together for war.
3	They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
4	Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men, Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
5	The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set traps for me. Selah
6	I said to the LORD: “You are my God; Hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
7	O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.
8	Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not further his wicked scheme, Lest they be exalted. Selah
9	“As for the head of those who surround me, Let the evil of their lips cover them;
10	Let burning coals fall upon them; Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11	Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
12	I know that the LORD will maintain The cause of the afflicted, And justice for the poor.
13	Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; The upright shall dwell in Your presence.