1For the Conductor, a psalm by David.
2Hear my voice, O God, as I recount [my woes]; preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.
3Shelter me from the schemes of the wicked, from the conspiracy of evildoers,
4who have sharpened their tongue like the sword, aimed their arrow-a bitter word-
5to shoot at the innocent from hidden places; suddenly they shoot at him, they are not afraid.
6They encourage themselves in an evil thing, they speak of laying traps; they say: "Who will see them?”
7They sought pretexts; [and when] they completed a diligent search, each man [kept the plot] inside, deep in the heart.
8But God shot at them; [like] a sudden arrow were their blows.
9Their own tongues caused them to stumble; all who see them shake their heads [derisively].
10Then all men feared, and recounted the work of God; they perceived His deed.
11Let the righteous one rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in Him, and let them take pride-all upright of heart.