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

Hear, O God, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy:

2 H ide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,

Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,

3 W ho sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

4 T hat they may shoot in secret at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

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

5 T hey encourage themselves in an evil matter; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, “Who will see them?”

They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?

6 T hey devise iniquities: “We have perfected a shrewd scheme.” Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.

They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward and heart is deep.

7 B ut God shall shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded.

But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;

8 S o He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee away.

By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.

9 A ll men shall fear, And shall declare the work of God; For they shall wisely consider His doing.

And all men shall fear, and shall declare God's doing; and they shall wisely consider his work.

10 T he righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory.

The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah, and trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.