2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,

from the plots of evildoers.

3 They sharpen their tongues like swords

and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.

4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;

they shoot suddenly, without fear.

5 They encourage each other in evil plans,

they talk about hiding their snares;

they say, “Who will see it?”

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked;

From the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

3 Who whet their tongue like a sword,

And bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect:

Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter:

They commune of laying snares privily;

They say, Who shall see them?

2 Hide me from the plots of this evil mob,

from this gang of wrongdoers.

3 They sharpen their tongues like swords

and aim their bitter words like arrows.

4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent,

attacking suddenly and fearlessly.

5 They encourage each other to do evil

and plan how to set their traps in secret.

“Who will ever notice?” they ask.

2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,

From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,

3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,

And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,

4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;

Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter;

They talk of laying snares secretly;

They say, “Who will see them?”

2 Hide me from those who plan wicked things,

from that gang who does evil.

3 They sharpen their tongues like swords

and shoot bitter words like arrows.

4 From their hiding places they shoot at innocent people;

they shoot suddenly and are not afraid.

5 They encourage each other to do wrong.

They talk about setting traps,

thinking no one will see them.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers,

From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword,

And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

4 That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect:

Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose;

They commune of laying snares privily;

They say, Who will see them?

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity, 3 Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a bitter word; 4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?

2 Hide me from the secret plots of criminals, 

from the mob of troublemakers. 

3 They sharpen their tongues like swords. 

They aim bitter words like arrows 

4 to shoot at innocent people from their hiding places. 

They shoot at them suddenly, without any fear. 

5 They encourage one another in their evil plans. 

They talk about setting traps and say, 

“Who can see them?” 

2 Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,

from the mob of evildoers,

3 who sharpen their tongues like swords

and aim bitter words like arrows,

4 shooting from concealed places at the innocent.

They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.

5 They encourage each other in an evil plan;

they talk about hiding traps and say,

“Who will see them?”

2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,

from the scheming of evildoers,

3 who whet their tongues like swords,

who aim bitter words like arrows,

4 shooting from ambush at the blameless;

they shoot suddenly and without fear.

5 They hold fast to their evil purpose;

they talk of laying snares secretly,

thinking, “Who can see us?

2 Hide me from the secret plots of evildoers,

from the unrest of those who do iniquity,

3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword.

They bend their bow to shoot their arrows—bitter words,

4 to shoot from their hiding places at the blameless.

Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

5 They encourage themselves in the evil matter.

They talk of secretly laying snares.

They say, “Who will see them?”

2 Hide me from those who make evil plans against me.

Hide me from that crowd of people who are doing evil.

3 They make their tongues like sharp swords.

They aim their words like deadly arrows.

4 They shoot from their hiding places at people who aren’t guilty of doing anything wrong.

They shoot quickly. They aren’t afraid of being caught.

5 They help each other make evil plans.

They talk about hiding their traps.

They say, “Who can see what we are doing?”

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers,

From the tumult of those who do iniquity,

3 Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.

They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,

4 To shoot from concealment at the blameless;

Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.

5 They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;

They talk of laying snares secretly;

They say, “Who can see them?”