| Berean Standard Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. | 1God, hear my voice when I am in anguish. Protect my life from the terror of the enemy. |
| 2Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity, | 2Hide me from the scheming of wicked people, from the mob of evildoers, |
| 3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, | 3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows, |
| 4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. | 4shooting from concealed places at the blameless. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid. |
| 5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. | 5They adopt an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and say, "Who will see them?" |
| 6They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious. | 6They devise crimes and say, "We have perfected a secret plan." The inner man and the heart are mysterious. |
| 7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded. | 7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded. |
| 8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads. | 8They will be made to stumble; their own tongues work against them. All who see them will shake their heads. |
| 9Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done. | 9Then everyone will fear and will tell about God's work, for they will understand what he has done. |
| 10Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult. | 10The righteous one rejoices in the LORD and takes refuge in him; all those who are upright in heart will offer praise. |
| This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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