| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; Preserve my life from dread of the enemy. | 1Hear, God, as I express my concern; protect me from fear of the enemy. |
| 2Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, From the tumult of those who do iniquity, | 2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the mob of those who practice evil, |
| 3Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrow, | 3who sharpen their tongues like swords, and aim their bitter words like arrows, |
| 4To shoot from concealment at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear. | 4shooting at the innocent from concealment. Suddenly they shoot, fearing nothing. |
| 5They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who can see them?" | 5They concoct an evil scheme for themselves; they enumerate their hidden snares; they say, "Who will see them?" |
| 6They devise injustices, saying, "We are ready with a well-conceived plot"; For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep. | 6They devise wicked schemes, saying, "We have completed our plans, hiding them deep in our hearts." |
| 7But God will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded. | 7But God shot an arrow at them, and they were wounded immediately. |
| 8So they will make him stumble; Their own tongue is against them; All who see them will shake the head. | 8They tripped over their own tongues, and everyone who was watching ran away. |
| 9Then all men will fear, And they will declare the work of God, And will consider what He has done. | 9Everyone was gripped with fear and acknowledged God's deeds, understanding what he had done. |
| 10The righteous man will be glad in the LORD and will take refuge in Him; And all the upright in heart will 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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