Psalms 139:1-6

¹(140) For the end, a Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man.

²Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war.

³They have sharpened their tongue as the tongue of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Pause.

⁴Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

⁵The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes for snares for my feet; they set a stumbling block for me near the path. Pause.

⁶I said to the Lord, You are my God; listen, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication.