## Rescue Me, O Yahweh, from Evil Men 

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Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men; Guard me from violent men 

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Who think up evil things in _their_ hearts; They continually stir up wars. 

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They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of an asp is under their lips. Selah. 

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Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked; Guard me from violent men Who give thought to trip up my steps. 

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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. 

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I said to Yahweh, "You are my God; Give ear, O Yahweh, to the voice of my supplications. 

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O Yahweh, O Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. 

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Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his _evil_ scheme, _that_ they _not_ be exalted. Selah. 

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"As for the head of those who surround me, May the trouble _from_ their lips cover them. 

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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. 

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May a slanderer not be established in the earth; May evil hunt the violent man speedily." 

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I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause for the afflicted And judgment for the needy. 

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Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name; The upright will abide in Your presence.