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1 Deliver me, O LORD, from evildoers; * protect me from the violent, 2 Who devise evil in their hearts * and stir up strife all day long. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; * adder's poison is under their lips. 4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; * protect me from the violent, who are determined to trip me up. 5 The proud have hidden a snare for me and stretched out a net of cords; * they have set traps for me along the path. 6 I have said to the LORD, "You are my God; * listen, O LORD, to my supplication. 7 O Lord GOD, the strength of my salvation, * you have covered my head in the day of battle. 8 Do not grant the desires of the wicked, O LORD, * nor let their evil plans prosper. 9 Let not those who surround me lift up their heads; * let the evil of their lips overwhelm them. 10 Let hot burning coals fall upon them; * let them be cast into the mire, never to rise up again." 11 A slanderer shall not be established on the earth, * and evil shall hunt down the lawless. 12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the poor * and render justice to the needy. 13 Surely, the righteous will give thanks to your Name, * and the upright shall continue in your sight.
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chanted by the Rev. Philip Mayer St. Peter's by the Lake Episcopal Church The Colony, Texas |