5. The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords. They have spread out a net along the side of the path. They have set snares for me. Selah
6. I say to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen, O Yahweh, to the voice of my supplications.
7. O Yahweh, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
8. Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked. Do not allow them to attain their plan, lest they be exalted. Selah
9. With respect to the head of those who surround me, may the harm of their lips cover them.
10. Let burning coals fall on them; let them be dropped into the fire, into bottomless pits from which they cannot rise.