1  Hear my voice, O God, in my ^mcomplaint;

preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

2  Hide me from ⁿthe secret plots of the wicked,

from the throng of evildoers,

3  who ^owhet their tongues like swords,

who ^paim bitter words like arrows,

4  shooting from ^qambush at the blameless,

shooting at him suddenly and ^rwithout fear.

5  They ^shold fast to their evil purpose;

they talk of ^tlaying snares secretly,

thinking, ^u“Who can see them?”

6  They search out injustice,

saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”

For ^vthe inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

7  ^wBut God shoots his arrow at them;

they are wounded suddenly.

8  They are brought to ruin, with their own ^xtongues turned against them;

all who ^ysee them will ^zwag their heads.

9  Then all mankind ^yfears;

they ^atell what God has brought about

and ponder what he has done.

10  Let ^bthe righteous one rejoice in the Lord

and ^ctake refuge in him!

Let all ^dthe upright in heart exult!

1  ^gMake haste, O God, to deliver me!

O Lord, make haste to help me!

2  Let them be put to shame and confusion

who seek my life!

Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor

who delight in my hurt!

3  Let them turn back because of their shame

who say, “Aha, Aha!”

4  May all who seek you

rejoice and be glad in you!

May those who love your salvation

say evermore, “God is great!”

5  But I am poor and needy;

^hhasten to me, O God!

You are my help and my deliverer;

O Lord, do not delay!