1Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, and from the rage of the works of iniquity.
3Which have whet their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrows bitter words:
4To shoot at the upright in secret: they shoot at him suddenly and fear not.
5They encourage themselves in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares privily, and say, Who shall see them?
6They have sought out iniquities, and have accomplished that which they sought out, even everyone his secret thoughts, and the depth of his heart.
7But God will shoot an arrow at them suddenly: their strokes shall be at once.
8They shall cause their own tongue to fall upon them: and whosoever shall see them, shall flee away.
9And all men shall see it, and declare the work of God, and they shall understand, what he hath wrought.
10But the righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in him: and all that are upright of heart, shall rejoice.