To the overseer, chanting to David: Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man: wilt thou guard me from the man of violences

Watch me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the unjust one; from the man of violences wilt thou guard me; who purposed to overthrow my steps.

His trouble comes back on his own head,
and his violence falls on the top of his head.

Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;
trouble and malice are under his tongue.

The Lord examines the righteous and the wicked.
He hates the lover of violence.

Lord, confuse and confound their speech,
for I see violence and strife in the city;

No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.

Do not give me over to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing violence.

He will redeem them from oppression and violence,
for their lives are precious in his sight.

Therefore, pride is their necklace,
and violence covers them like a garment.

Consider the covenant,
for the dark places of the land are full of violence.

Because of violence done to the poor, because of the crying of the needy, Now, will I arise! O may Yahweh say, - I will place him in safety - let him puff at him!

From the face of lawless ones who have treated me with violence, the foes of my soul, who come round against me:

Who hath delivered me from my foes, - Yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, From the man of violence, hast thou rescued me.

Behold my foes, for they abound, - and, with the hatred of violence, do they hate me.

There rise up witnesses helping forward violence and wrong, What I know not, they demand of me:

For, aliens, have risen up against me, And, men of violence, have sought my life, They have not set God before them. Selah.

As for the slanderer, let him not be established in the earth, - As for the man of wrongful violence, let misfortune hunt him with thrust upon thrust.

Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.

Because they are bent on violence, do not let them escape! In your anger bring down the nations, O God!

They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

“The enemy will not outwit him,
Nor will the wicked man afflict or humiliate him.