1 God, hear my voice when I am in anguish.ae

Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.af

2 Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,ag

from the mob of evildoers,ah

3 who sharpen their tongues like swords

and aim bitter words like arrows,ai

4 shooting from concealed places at the blameless.

They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.aj

5 They adoptD an evil plan;

they talk about hiding traps and say,

“Who will see them?”A,a

6 They devise crimes and say,

“We have perfected a secret plan.”b

The inner man and the heart are mysterious*.