¹ Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers;
    protect me from those who are violent,^(A)

⁴⁸ who delivered me from my enemies;
    indeed, you exalted me above my adversaries;
    you delivered me from the violent.^(A)

² O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,
    and you will not listen?
Or cry to you “Violence!”
    and you will not save?^(A)
3 Why do you make me see wrongdoing
    and look at trouble?
Destruction and violence are before me;
    strife and contention arise.^(B)

¹¹ Do not let the slanderer be established in the land;
    let evil speedily hunt down the violent!^(A)

¹ Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
    protect me from those who rise up against me.^(A)
2 Deliver me from those who work evil;
    from the bloodthirsty, save me.^(B)

¹ Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause
    against an ungodly people;
from those who are deceitful and unjust,
    deliver me!^(A)