Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts {are} thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction {are} in their paths. {destruction: Heb. breaking}

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause {some} to fall.

But thou, O LORD, {art} a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. {for: or, about}

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. {of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit} {are opened: Heb. have opened themselves}

For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against {their} parents, and cause them to be put to death.

They also that seek after my life lay snares {for me}: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. {of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit} {are opened: Heb. have opened themselves}

For I have heard the slander of many: fear {was} on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, {lay...: Heb. watch, or, observe}

Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: {but} I will consider thy testimonies.

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand {is} a right hand of falsehood:

Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.

And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now {may this} Benjamite {do it}? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, {Deal} gently for my sake with the young man, {even} with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow {are} in the midst of it.

[To the chief Musician, {A Psalm} of David, to bring to remembrance.] {Make haste}, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD. {to help...: Heb. to my help}

And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. {for you: Gr. for your souls}

Destroy, O Lord, {and} divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; {Chileab: or, Daniel}

The words of the wicked {are} to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.