who rescued me from my enemies; yes, you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from the man of violence.
Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them.
To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men.
His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends.
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand.
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations. All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive. Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
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