1 Rescue me, LORD, from evil people; 2from those who plot evil in their heart, 3who make their tongue as sharp as a serpent’s, 4Preserve me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked, 5The proud have hidden a trap for me, 6I have said to the LORD, “My God are you; 7O LORD my LORD, my Saviour mighty, 8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; 9Let them not lift up their heads against me. 10may he rain upon them coals of fire, 11no place in the land may there be for the slanderer: 12I know that the LORD will do right by the weak, 13Surely the righteous shall praise your name,