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NEW KING JAMES VERSION
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Deliver me, O LORD,
from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,
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Who plan evil things
in their hearts;
They continually gather together for war.
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They sharpen their
tongues like a serpent;
The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
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Keep me, O LORD,
from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
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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
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I said to the LORD:
“You are my God;
Hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
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O GOD the Lord, the
strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head in the day of battle.
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Do not grant, O
LORD, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further his wicked scheme,
Lest they be exalted. Selah
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“As for the head of
those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;
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Let burning coals
fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
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Let not a slanderer
be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
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I know that the LORD
will maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.
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Surely the righteous
shall give thanks to Your name;
The upright shall dwell in Your presence.
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