[1] I am in trouble, God-listen to my prayer! I am afraid of my enemies-save my life! [2] Protect me from the plots of the wicked, from mobs of evil people. [3] They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like arrows. [4] They are quick to spread their shameless lies; they destroy good people with cowardly slander. [5] They encourage each other in their evil plots; they talk about where they will place their traps. "No one can see them," they say. [6] They make evil plans and say, "We have planned a perfect crime." The human heart and mind are a mystery. [7] But God shoots his arrows at them, and suddenly they are wounded. [8] He will destroy them because of those words; all who see them will shake their heads. [9] They will all be afraid; they will think about what God has done and tell about his deeds. [10] All righteous people will rejoice because of what the LORD has done. They will find safety in him; all good people will praise him.
