He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair;
He lies in wait to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me on a level path
Because of my enemies [who lie in wait].

The wicked lies in wait for the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

My enemies have trampled upon me all day long,
For they are many who fight proudly against me.

Look! They lie in wait for my life;
Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me,
Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O Lord.

My God in His [steadfast] lovingkindness will meet me;
God will let me look triumphantly on my enemies [who lie in wait for me].

My eye has looked on my foes;
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.

Let the lying lips be mute,
Which speak insolently and arrogantly against the [consistently] righteous
With pride and contempt.

You love evil more than good,
And falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
Let them even be trapped in their pride,
And on account of the curses and lies which they tell.

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

You have turned Your back on all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.

Rescue my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.

You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And You are intimately acquainted with all my ways.

Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

I wait [patiently] for the Lord, my soul [expectantly] waits,
And in His word do I hope.