Hide Me From Secret Plots

Verses 1–6 · dread of hidden schemes and cruel words

1. ^{verse 1}Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2. ^{verse 2}Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
3. ^{verse 3}who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
4. ^{verse 4}ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
5. ^{verse 5}They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
6. ^{verse 6}They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

Verses 7–10 · God's justice and the joy of the righteous

1. ^{verse 7}But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
2. ^{verse 8}They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
3. ^{verse 9}Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
4. ^{verse 10}Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.