New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (nwt, en_US, 2013)

Psalm

For the director. A melody of David.

¹ Rescue me, O Jehovah, from evil men; Protect me from violent men,

² Those who scheme evil in their hearts And stir up conflict all day long.

³ They sharpen their tongue like that of a serpent; Venom of vipers is behind their lips. (Selah)

⁴ Protect me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked; Safeguard me from violent men, Those who scheme to trip me.

⁵ The haughty ones hide a trap for me; With ropes they spread out a net beside the path. They set snares for me. (Selah)

⁶ I say to Jehovah: “You are my God. Listen, O Jehovah, to my pleas for help.”

⁷ O Jehovah the Sovereign Lord, my strong Savior, You shield my head in the day of battle.

⁸ Do not grant, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked. Do not let their plots succeed, so that they are not exalted. (Selah)

⁹ May the heads of those surrounding me Be covered with the evil spoken by their lips.

¹⁰ May burning coals rain down on them. May they be hurled into the fire, Into deep pits,^*1 never to rise again.

¹¹ May the slanderer find no place on the earth.^*1 May evil pursue men of violence and strike them down.

¹² I know that Jehovah will defend the lowly And give justice to the poor.

¹³ Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name; The upright will dwell before your face.^*1