[1] O God, listen to my complaint. Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.
[2] Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, from this gang of wrongdoers.
[3] They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.
[4] They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
[5] They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps in secret. “Who will ever notice?” they ask.
[6] As they plot their crimes, they say, “We have devised the perfect plan!” Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.
[7] But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, suddenly striking them down.
[8] Their own tongues will ruin them, and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
[9] Then everyone will be afraid; they will proclaim the mighty acts of God and realize all the amazing things he does.
[10] The godly will rejoice in the Lord and find shelter in him. And those who do what is right will praise him.