1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמֹור לְדָוִד׃

2 שְׁמַע־אֱלֹהִים קֹולִי בְשִׂיחִי מִפַּחַד אֹויֵב תִּצֹּר חַיָּי׃

3 תַּסְתִּירֵנִי מִסֹּוד מְרֵעִים מֵרִגְשַׁת פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן׃

4 אֲשֶׁר שָׁנְנוּ כַחֶרֶב לְשֹׁונָם דָּרְכוּ חִצָּם דָּבָר מָר׃

5 לִירֹות בַּמִּסְתָּרִים תָּם פִּתְאֹם יֹרֻהוּ וְלֹא יִירָאוּ׃

6 יְחַזְּקוּ־לָמֹו ׀ דָּבָר רָע יְסַפְּרוּ לִטְמֹון מֹוקְשִׁים אָמְרוּ מִי יִרְאֶה־לָּמֹו׃

7 יַחְפְּשׂוּ־עֹולֹת תַּמְנוּ חֵפֶשׂ מְחֻפָּשׂ וְקֶרֶב אִישׁ וְלֵב עָמֹק׃

8 וַיֹּרֵם אֱלֹהִים חֵץ פִּתְאֹום הָיוּ מַכֹּותָם׃

9 וַיַּכְשִׁילוּהוּ עָלֵימֹו לְשֹׁונָם יִתְנֹדֲדוּ כָּל־רֹאֵה בָם׃

10 וַיִּירְאוּ כָּל־אָדָם וַיַּגִּידוּ פֹּעַל אֱלֹהִים וּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ הִשְׂכִּילוּ׃

11 יִשְׂמַח צַדִּיק בַּיהוָה וְחָסָה בֹו וְיִתְהַלְלוּ כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵב׃

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint:

Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers,

From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword,

And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

4 That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect:

Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose;

They commune of laying snares privily;

They say, Who will see them?

6 They search out iniquities;

We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search:

And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.

7 But God will shoot at them;

With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.

8 So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them:

All that see them shall wag the head.

9 And all men shall fear;

And they shall declare the work of God,

And shall wisely consider of his doing.

10 The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him;

And all the upright in heart shall glory.