1 Hear, O ° ElohimGod, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy:

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,

3 Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, [and] have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

4  That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5  They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?

6  They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward [thought] and heart is deep.

7  But ° ElohimGod will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;

8  By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.

9  And all men shall fear, and shall declare ° ElohimGod's doing; and they shall wisely consider his work.

10  The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah, and trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.