Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.