[1] Lord, listen to my complaint: Oh, preserve my life from the conspiracy of these wicked men, these gangs of criminals. [3] They cut me down with sharpened tongues; they aim their bitter words like arrows straight at my heart. [4] They shoot from ambush at the innocent. Suddenly the deed is done, yet they are not afraid. [5] They encourage each other to do evil. They meet in secret to set their traps. "He will never notice them here," they say. [6] They keep a sharp lookout for opportunities of crime. They spend long hours with all their endless evil thoughts and plans. [7] But God himself will shoot them down. Suddenly his arrow will pierce them. [8] They will stagger backward, destroyed by those they spoke against. All who see it happening will scoff at them. [9] Then everyone shall stand in awe and confess the greatness of the miracles of God; at last they will realize what amazing things he does. [10] And the godly shall rejoice in the Lord, and trust and praise him.
