[1] God, hear my voice when I am in anguish. Protect my life from the terror of the enemy. [2] Hide me from the scheming of wicked people, from the mob of evildoers, [3] who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows, [4] shooting from concealed places at the blameless. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid. [5] They adopt an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and say, "Who will see them?" [6] They devise crimes and say, "We have perfected a secret plan." The inner man and the heart are mysterious. [7] But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded. [8] They will be made to stumble; their own tongues work against them. All who see them will shake their heads. [9] Then everyone will fear and will tell about God's work, for they will understand what he has done. [10] The righteous one rejoices in the LORD and takes refuge in him; all those who are upright in heart will offer praise.
