1 Preserve my life from dread of the enemy. | |
2 Hear my voice, O God, in mya Or concerncomplaint; | |
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of those who do iniquity, | |
3 Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They aimed bitter speech as their arrow, | |
4 To shootb Lit infrom concealment at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear. | |
5 Theyc Lit make firmhold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
Theyd Lit tell oftalk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who can see them?” | |
6 Theye Or search outdevise injustices, saying,
“We aref Lit completeready with a well-conceived plot”;
For theg Or inward partinward thought and the heart of a man areh Or unsearchabledeep. | |
7 But Godi Or shotwill shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenlyj Or they were wounded; lit their wounds occurredthey will be wounded. | |
8 Sok Or they make their tongue a stumbling for themselvestheyl Or madewill make him stumble;
Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will shake the head. | |
9 Then all menm Or fearedwill fear,
And theyn Or declaredwill declare the work of God,
Ando Or consideredwill considerp Lit His workwhat He has done. | |
10 The righteous man will be glad in the LORD and will take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will glory. | |
