She lurks and lies in wait like a robber [who waits for prey],
And she increases the faithless among men.

If they say, “Come with us;
Let us lie in wait to shed blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood;
They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].

The [malevolent] words of the wicked lie in wait for [innocent] blood [to slander],
But the mouth of the upright will rescue and protect them.

Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
Wait [expectantly] for the Lord, and He will rescue and save you.

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;