Berean Study Bible | English Standard Version |
1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. | 1Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. |
2Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity, | 2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers, |
3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, | 3who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, |
4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. | 4shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. |
5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. | 5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, “Who can see them?” |
6They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious. | 6They search out injustice, saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.” For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep. |
7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded. | 7But God shoots his arrow at them; they are wounded suddenly. |
8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads. | 8They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads. |
9Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done. | 9Then all mankind fears; they tell what God has brought about and ponder what he has done. |
10Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult. | 10Let the righteous one rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart exult! |
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