[1] Listen to me when I complain, God! Protect my life from the enemy’s terror! [2] Hide me from the secret plots of wicked people; hide me from the schemes of evildoers [3] who sharpen their tongues like swords. They aim their arrow—a cruel word— [4] from their hiding places so as to shoot an innocent person. They shoot without warning and without fear. [5] They encourage themselves with evil words. They plan on laying traps in secret. “Who will be able to see them?” they ask. [6] “Let someone try to expose our crimes! We’ve devised a perfect plot! It’s deep within the human mind and heart.” [7] But God will shoot them with an arrow! Without warning, they will be wounded! [8] The LORD will make them trip over their own tongues; everyone who sees them will just shake their heads. [9] Then all people will honor God, will announce the act of God, will understand it was God’s work. [10] Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD; let them take refuge in him; let everyone whose heart is in the right place give praise!
