Lexham English Bible LEB
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1 Hear my voice, O God, in my lamenting. Preserve my life from [the] fear of [the] enemy.
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Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
2 Hide me from [the] secret plots of evildoers, from [the] unrest of [those who] do iniquity,
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Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the plots of evildoers.
3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword. They bend [their bow to shoot] their arrows--bitter words,
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They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
4 to shoot from their hiding places [at the] blameless. Suddenly they shoot [at] him and do not fear.
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They shoot from ambush at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.
5 They encourage themselves [in the] evil matter. They talk of secretly laying snares. They say, "Who will see them?"
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They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, “Who will see it ?”
6 {They carefully plot} injustices [saying], "We have perfected {the perfect plot}!" Both [the] {inner thought} and heart of [a] man [are] deep.
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They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
7 But God will shoot them; with an arrow they will suddenly be wounded.
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But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.
8 And they [who] would cause him to stumble, their [own] tongue [will be] against them. All who gaze on them will shake.
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He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9 And then all men will fear, and will declare the working of God, and will understand his doing.
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All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
10 [The] righteous will rejoice in Yahweh and take refuge in him, and all [the] upright in heart will boast.
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The righteous will rejoice in the LORDand take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!
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