| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. | 1Hear, God, as I express my concern; protect me from fear of the enemy. |
| 2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: | 2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the mob of those who practice evil, |
| 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. | 4shooting at the innocent from concealment. Suddenly they shoot, fearing nothing. |
| 5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? | 5They concoct an evil scheme for themselves; they enumerate their hidden snares; they say, "Who will see them?" |
| 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 wicked schemes, saying, "We have completed our plans, hiding them deep in our hearts." |
| 7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. | 7But God shot an arrow at them, and they were wounded immediately. |
| 8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. | 8They tripped over their own tongues, and everyone who was watching ran away. |
| 9And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. | 9Everyone was gripped with fear and acknowledged God's deeds, understanding what he had done. |
| 10The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. | 10The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult. |
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