1TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, || Keep me from one of violence.

2Who have devised evils in the heart, || All the day they assemble [for] wars.

3They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, || Poison of a viper [is] under their lips. Selah.

4Preserve me, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, || Keep me from one of violence, || Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

5The proud hid a snare for me—and cords, || They spread a net by the side of the path, || They have set snares for me. Selah.

6I have said to YHWH, “You [are] my God, || Hear, YHWH, the voice of my supplications.”

7O YHWH, my Lord, strength of my salvation, || You have covered my head in the day of armor.

8Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked, || Do not bring forth his wicked scheme, || They are high. Selah.

9The chief of my surrounders, || The perverseness of their lips covers them.

10They cause burning coals to fall on themselves, || He casts them into fire, || Into deep pits—they do not arise.

11A talkative man is not established in the earth, || One of violence—evil hunts to overflowing.

12I have known that YHWH executes || The judgment of the afflicted, || The judgment of the needy.

13Surely the righteous give thanks to Your Name, || The upright dwell with Your presence!