<vn='1'>To the chief <sn="5329">Musician</s>, A <sn="4210">Psalm</s> of <sn="1732">David</s>. <sn="8085">Hear</s> my <sn="6963">voice</s>, O <sn="430">God</s>, in my <sn="7879">prayer</s>: <sn="5341">preserve</s> my <sn="2416">life</s> from <sn="4480 6343">fear</s> of the <sn="341">enemy</s>. </v>
<vn='2'><sn="5641">Hide</s> me from the secret <sn="4480 5475">counsel</s> of the <sn="7489">wicked</s>; from the <sn="4480 7285">insurrection</s> of the <sn="6466">workers</s> of <sn="205">iniquity</s>: </v>
<vn='3'><sn="834">Who</s><sn="8150">whet</s> their <sn="3956">tongue</s> like a <sn="2719">sword</s>, and <sn="1869">bend</s> their bows to shoot their <sn="2671">arrows</s>, even <sn="4751">bitter</s><sn="1697">words</s>: </v>
<vn='4'>That they may <sn="3384">shoot</s> in <sn="4565">secret</s> at the <sn="8535">perfect</s>: <sn="6597">suddenly</s> do they <sn="3384">shoot</s> at him, and <sn="3372">fear</s><sn="3808">not</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>They <sn="2388">encourage</s> themselves in an <sn="7451">evil</s><sn="1697">matter</s>: they <sn="5608">commune</s> of laying snares <sn="2934 4170">privily</s>; they <sn="559">say</s>, <sn="4310">Who</s> shall <sn="7200">see</s> them? </v>
<vn='6'>They search <sn="2664">out</s><sn="5766">iniquities</s>; they <sn="8552">accomplish</s> a diligent <sn="2665 2664">search</s>: both the <sn="7130">inward</s> thought of every <sn="376">one</s> of them, and the <sn="3820">heart</s>, is <sn="6013">deep</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>But <sn="430">God</s> shall <sn="3384">shoot</s> at them with an <sn="2671">arrow</s>; <sn="6597">suddenly</s> shall they <sn="1961">be</s><sn="4347">wounded</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>So they shall make their own <sn="3956">tongue</s> to <sn="3782">fall</s><sn="5921">upon</s> themselves: <sn="3605">all</s> that <sn="7200">see</s> them shall flee <sn="5074">away</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And <sn="3605">all</s><sn="120">men</s> shall <sn="3372">fear</s>, and shall <sn="5046">declare</s> the <sn="6467">work</s> of <sn="430">God</s>; for they shall wisely <sn="7919">consider</s> of his <sn="4639">doing</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>The <sn="6662">righteous</s> shall be <sn="8055">glad</s> in the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and shall <sn="2620">trust</s> in him; and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3477">upright</s> in <sn="3820">heart</s> shall <sn="1984">glory</s>. </v>