¹大衛的詩，交給詩班長。耶和華啊！求你拯救我脫離惡人，求你保護我脫離強暴的人。

¹Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;

²他們心中圖謀惡事，整天挑啟爭端。

²those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

³他們使自己的舌頭尖利，如同蛇的舌頭；他們嘴裡有虺蛇的毒。（細拉）

³They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴耶和華啊！求你保護我脫離惡人的手，保護我脫離強暴的人，因為他們圖謀推倒我。

⁴Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

⁵驕傲的人暗中布下陷阱害我，他們在路旁張開繩索作網，設下圈套陷害我。（細拉）

⁵The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.

⁶我曾對耶和華說：“你是我的　神；耶和華啊！求你留心聽我懇求的聲音！”

⁶I said to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.

⁷主耶和華，拯救我的力量啊，在爭戰的日子，你保護了我的頭。

⁷Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

⁸耶和華啊！求你不要容惡人的心願得償，不要使他們的計謀成功，免得他們自高自大。（細拉）

⁸Yahweh, don’t grant the desires of the wicked. Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.

⁹至於那些圍困我的人，願他們的頭被自己嘴唇的奸惡遮蓋。

⁹As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

¹⁰願炭火落在他們身上；願他們掉在深坑裡，不能再起來。

¹⁰Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.

¹¹願搬弄是非的人在地上站立不住；願災禍連連獵取強暴的人。

¹¹An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

¹²我知道耶和華必為困苦人伸冤，必替窮乏人辨屈。

¹²I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

¹³義人必稱讚你的名，正直的人必住在你面前。

¹³Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.