| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. | 1Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. |
| 2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity, | 2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers, |
| 3Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words, | 3who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, |
| 4That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear. | 4shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. |
| 5They encourage themselves in an evil matter; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, “Who will see them?” | 5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, “Who can see them?” |
| 6They devise iniquities: “We have perfected a shrewd scheme.” Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep. | 6They search out injustice, saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.” For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep. |
| 7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded. | 7But God shoots his arrow at them; they are wounded suddenly. |
| 8So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee away. | 8They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads. |
| 9All men shall fear, And shall declare the work of God; For they shall wisely consider His doing. | 9Then all mankind fears; they tell what God has brought about and ponder what he has done. |
| 10The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory. | 10Let the righteous one rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart exult! |
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