A Plea for Deliverance from the Wicked

O LORD, rescue and protect me from evil and violent men. Their hearts are filled with plots of malice; they continually incite conflict. Their words are sharp and deceitful, like the poisonous tongues and venom of vipers. Guard me from the wicked hands of these violent schemers who aim to cause my downfall. The arrogant have set traps for me, spreading their nets across my path and laying out snares. I declare to You, LORD, "You are my God." Hear the sound of my desperate cry. O LORD God, You are the strength of my salvation and my shield on the day of battle. Do not grant the desires of the wicked, nor let their evil plans succeed, lest they become too proud. May the trouble they intend for me fall back upon the heads of those who surround me. May burning judgment fall upon them; may they be cast into the fire and into inescapable, miry pits, never to rise again. Let no slanderer prosper in the land; may calamity relentlessly pursue the man of violence. I know with certainty that You, LORD, uphold justice for the poor and defend the cause of the needy. Surely the righteous will offer You praise and the upright will dwell forever in Your presence. Universal Church of the Living God