For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.God, hear my voice when I complain.
Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.

The righteous one rejoices in the Lord
and takes refuge in Him;
all those who are upright in heart
will offer praise.

who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,

They encourage each other in an evil plan;
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?”

Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God’s work,
for they will understand what He has done.

Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,
from the mob of evildoers,

But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly, they will be wounded.

They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.

They devise crimes and say,
“We have perfected a secret plan.”
The inner man and the heart are mysterious.

shooting from concealed places at the innocent.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.