The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 For the leader. A psalm of David: Hear my voice, God, as I plead: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
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<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.
2 Hide me from the secret intrigues of the wicked and the open insurrection of evildoers.
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Keep me safe from the secret purpose of wrongdoers; from the band of the workers of evil;
3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrows, poisoned words,
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Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;
4 in order to shoot from cover at the innocent, shooting suddenly and fearing nothing.
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So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.
5 They support each other's evil plans; they talk of hiding snares and ask, "Who would see them?"
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They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,
6 They search for ways to commit crimes, bringing their diligent search to completion when each of them has thought it through in the depth of his heart.
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Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.
7 Suddenly God shoots them down with an arrow, leaving them with wounds;
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But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.
8 their own tongues make them stumble. All who see them shake their heads.
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The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.
9 Everyone is awestruck they acknowledge that it is God at work, they understand what he has done.
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And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.
10 The righteous will rejoice in ADONAI; they will take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will exult.
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The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.