1Hear my voice, God, listen to my complaint;
preserve my life from fear of my enemies.

2Hide me from the secret plotting of evildoers,
from the commotion of the doers of iniquity.

3They have sharpened their tongues like swords;
they have aimed their arrows, bitter words,

4so that they may shoot from secret places at someone who is innocent;
suddenly they shoot at him and fear nothing.

5They encourage themselves in an evil plan;
they consult privately together in order to set traps;
they say, “Who will see us?”

6They invent sinful plans;
“We have finished,” they say, “a careful plan.”
The inner thoughts and hearts of man are deep.

7But God will shoot them;
suddenly they will be wounded with his arrows.

8They will be made to stumble, since their own tongues are against them;
all who see them will wag their heads.

9All people will fear
and will declare God's deeds.
They will wisely think about what he has done.

10The righteous will be glad about Yahweh and will take refuge in him;
all the upright in heart will take pride in him.