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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Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

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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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Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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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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11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

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

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Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

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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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Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

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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

55 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

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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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Footnotes

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

32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

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

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It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

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