| King James Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. | 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. |
| 2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: | 2Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity, |
| 3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: | 3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, |
| 4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. | 4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. |
| 5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? | 5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. |
| 6They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. | 6They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious. |
| 7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. | 7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded. |
| 8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. | 8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads. |
| 9And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. | 9Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done. |
| 10The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. | 10Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult. |
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