[1] Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. [2] Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity, [3] Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows-bitter words, [4] That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear. [5] They encourage themselves in an evil matter; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who will see them?" [6] They devise iniquities: "We have perfected a shrewd scheme." Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep. [7] But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded. [8] So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee away. [9] All men shall fear, And shall declare the work of God; For they shall wisely consider His doing. [10] The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory.
