[1] Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. [2] Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers, [3] who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, [4] shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. [5] They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see them?" [6] They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep. [7] But God shoots his arrow at them; they are wounded suddenly. [8] They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads. [9] Then all mankind fears; they tell what God has brought about and ponder what he has done. [10] Let the righteous one rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart exult!
