1 H ear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

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

2 H ide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, From the tumult of those who do iniquity,

3 W ho have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,

4 T hat they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

To shoot from concealment at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.

5 T hey encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?

They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, “ Who can see them?”

6 T hey search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.

They devise injustices, saying, “We are ready with a well-conceived plot”; For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep.

7 B ut God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.

But God will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.

8 S o they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.

So they will make him stumble; Their own tongue is against them; All who see them will shake the head.

9 A nd all men shall fear; And they shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely consider of his doing.

Then all men will fear, And they will declare the work of God, And will consider what He has done.

10 T he righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him; And all the upright in heart shall glory.

The righteous man will be glad in the Lord and will take refuge in Him; And all the upright in heart will glory.