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

¹{Načelniku godbe. Psalm Davidov.} Reši me, GOSPOD, hudobnih ljudi, moža silovitega me brani,

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

²kateri mislijo hudo v srcu, vsak dan se shajajo, da snujejo vojsko.

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

³Brusijo jezik svoj, da je podoben kačjemu, strup gadji je pod njih ustnami. (Sela.)

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

⁴Obvaruj me, GOSPOD, rok krivičnika, moža silovitega me brani, ki mi mislijo izpodbiti noge.

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.

⁵Skrivaj so mi nastavili prevzetniki zanko in vrvi, razgrnili so mi mrežo poleg pota, zadrge mi napravili. (Sela.)

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

⁶Rekel sem GOSPODU: Bog mogočni moj si ti; čuj, GOSPOD, prošenj mojih glas!

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

⁷Jehova, Gospod, je moč zveličanja mojega; glavo mojo si pokril ob dnevi boja.

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

⁸Ne dopusti, GOSPOD, da se brezbožniku izpolnijo želje, hude naklepe njegove ne pospešuj, povzdigovali bi se! (Sela.)

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

⁹Glave njih, ki me obdajajo – ustnic njih nadloga naj jih pokrije!

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

¹⁰Žerjavica pridi nadnje, v ogenj naj jih vržejo, v jame, odkoder več ne vstanejo.

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

¹¹Mož zbadljivega jezika se ne utrdi na zemlji; mož silovitosti – hudo ga bo gonilo do pogube.

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

¹²Vem, da se bo GOSPOD potegnil za pravdo siromaku, za pravico potrebnim.Res, pravični bodo hvalili ime tvoje, pošteni bivali pred tvojim obličjem.

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

¹³Res, pravični bodo hvalili ime tvoje, pošteni bivali pred tvojim obličjem.