^{1 Ref} <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.

^{2 Ref} Keep me safe from the secret purpose of wrongdoers; from the band of the workers of evil;

^{3 Ref} Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

^{4 Ref} So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

^{5 Ref} They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,

^{6 Ref} Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.

^{7 Ref} But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

^{8 Ref} The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

^{9 Ref} And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.

^{10 Ref} The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.

^{1 Ref} To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice, in my meditation, From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest my life,

^{2 Ref} Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

^{3 Ref} Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow -- a bitter word.

^{4 Ref} To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

^{5 Ref} They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, `Who doth look at it?'

^{6 Ref} They search out perverse things, `We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart `are' deep.

^{7 Ref} And God doth shoot them `with' an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,

^{8 Ref} And they cause him to stumble, Against them `is' their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.

^{9 Ref} And all men fear, and declare the work of God, And His deed they have considered wisely.

^{10 Ref} The righteous doth rejoice in Jehovah, And hath trusted in Him, And boast themselves do all the upright of heart!

^{1 Ref} > Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

^{2 Ref} Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, From the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

^{3 Ref} Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And aim their arrows, deadly words,

^{4 Ref} To shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

^{5 Ref} They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

^{6 Ref} They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.

^{7 Ref} But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

^{8 Ref} Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

^{9 Ref} All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely ponder what he has done.

^{10 Ref} The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, And shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!