| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; Preserve my life from dread of the enemy. | 1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. God, hear my voice when I complain. Protect my life from the terror of the enemy. |
| 2Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, From the tumult of those who do iniquity, | 2Hide me from the scheming of wicked people, from the mob of evildoers, |
| 3Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrow, | 3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows, |
| 4To shoot from concealment at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear. | 4shooting from concealed places at the innocent. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid. |
| 5They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who can see them?" | 5They encourage each other in an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and 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 crimes and say," We have perfected a secret plan." The inner man and the heart are mysterious. |
| 7But God will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded. | 7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded. |
| 8So they will make him stumble; Their own tongue is against them; All who see them will shake the head. | 8They will be made to stumble; their own tongues work against them. All who see them will shake their heads. |
| 9Then all men will fear, And they will declare the work of God, And will consider what He has done. | 9Then everyone will fear and will tell about God's work, for they will understand what He has 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 one rejoices in the LORD and takes refuge in Him; all those who are upright in heart will offer praise. |
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