Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.