Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
    preserve me from (A)violent men,
    who have planned to trip up my feet.

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Keep me safe,(A) Lord, from the hands of the wicked;(B)
    protect me from the violent,
    who devise ways to trip my feet.

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(A)Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
    from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.

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Deliver(A) me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,(B)
    from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.(C)

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11 Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me,
    nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

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11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,
    nor the hand of the wicked(A) drive me away.

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My steps have (A)held fast to your paths;
    my feet have not slipped.

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My steps have held to your paths;(A)
    my feet have not stumbled.(B)

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Keep me as (A)the apple of your eye;
    hide me in (B)the shadow of your wings,
from the wicked who do me violence,
    my deadly enemies who (C)surround me.

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Keep me(A) as the apple of your eye;(B)
    hide me(C) in the shadow of your wings(D)
from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.(E)

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Cast Your Burden on the Lord

To the choirmaster: with (A)stringed instruments. A Maskil[a] of David.

55 (B)Give ear to my prayer, O God,
    and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!
Attend to me, and answer me;
    I am restless (C)in my complaint and I (D)moan,
because of the noise of the enemy,
    because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they (E)drop trouble upon me,
    and in anger they bear a grudge against me.

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  1. Psalm 55:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term

Psalm 55[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David.

Listen to my prayer, O God,
    do not ignore my plea;(A)
    hear me and answer me.(B)
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught(C)
    because of what my enemy is saying,
    because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me(D)
    and assail(E) me in their anger.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:1 In Hebrew texts 55:1-23 is numbered 55:2-24.
  2. Psalm 55:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

32 The wicked (A)watches for the righteous
    and seeks to put him to death.
33 The Lord will not (B)abandon him to his power
    or let him (C)be condemned when he is brought to trial.

34 (D)Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
    and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
    you will look on (E)when the wicked are cut off.

35 (F)I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
    spreading himself like (G)a green laurel tree.[a]
36 But he passed away,[b] and behold, (H)he was no more;
    though I sought him, he could not be found.

37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
    for there is a future for the man of (I)peace.
38 But (J)transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
    the future of the wicked (K)shall be cut off.

39 (L)The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in (M)the time of trouble.
40 The Lord helps them and (N)delivers them;
    (O)he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
    because they (P)take refuge in him.

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  1. Psalm 37:35 The identity of this tree is uncertain
  2. Psalm 37:36 Or But one passed by

32 The wicked lie in wait(A) for the righteous,(B)
    intent on putting them to death;
33 but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
    or let them be condemned(C) when brought to trial.(D)

34 Hope in the Lord(E)
    and keep his way.(F)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
    when the wicked are destroyed,(G) you will see(H) it.

35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing(I) like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.(J)

37 Consider the blameless,(K) observe the upright;(L)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.[a](M)
38 But all sinners(N) will be destroyed;(O)
    there will be no future[b] for the wicked.(P)

39 The salvation(Q) of the righteous comes from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in time of trouble.(R)
40 The Lord helps(S) them and delivers(T) them;
    he delivers them from the wicked and saves(U) them,
    because they take refuge(V) in him.

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  1. Psalm 37:37 Or upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity
  2. Psalm 37:38 Or posterity

It is not good to (A)be partial to[a] the wicked
    or to (B)deprive the righteous of justice.

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  1. Proverbs 18:5 Hebrew to lift the face of

It is not good to be partial to the wicked(A)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.(B)

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