| New Living Translation | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1O God, listen to my complaint. Protect my life from my enemies’ threats. | 1God, hear my voice when I am in anguish. Protect my life from the terror of the enemy. |
| 2Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, from this gang of wrongdoers. | 2Hide me from the scheming of wicked people, from the mob of evildoers, |
| 3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows. | 3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows, |
| 4They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly. | 4shooting from concealed places at the blameless. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid. |
| 5They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps in secret. “Who will ever notice?” they ask. | 5They adopt an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and say, "Who will see them?" |
| 6As they plot their crimes, they say, “We have devised the perfect plan!” Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning. | 6They devise crimes and say, "We have perfected a secret plan." The inner man and the heart are mysterious. |
| 7But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, suddenly striking them down. | 7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded. |
| 8Their own tongues will ruin them, and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn. | 8They will be made to stumble; their own tongues work against them. All who see them will shake their heads. |
| 9Then everyone will be afraid; they will proclaim the mighty acts of God and realize all the amazing things he does. | 9Then everyone will fear and will tell about God's work, for they will understand what he has done. |
| 10The godly will rejoice in the LORD and find shelter in him. And those who do what is right will praise him. | 10The righteous one rejoices in the LORD and takes refuge in him; all those who are upright in heart will offer praise. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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