Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

Hold up my goings in thy paths, {that} my footsteps slip not. {slip...: Heb. be not moved}

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

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, {A Psalm} of David.] Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. {chief...: or, overseer} {Maschil: or, of instruction}

{It is} not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

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

[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; {violent...: Heb. man of violences}

He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. {violent...: Heb. man of violence}

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: {he is} my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

Upon {my} right {hand} rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. {cruel...: Heb. hatred of violence}