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Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ God, hear my voice when I complain. ⓐ Protect my life from the terror of the enemy. ⓑ

² Hide me from the scheming of wicked people, ⓒ from the mob of evildoers, ⓓ

³ who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows, ⓔ

⁴ shooting from concealed places at the innocent. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid. ⓕ

⁵ They encourage each other in an evil plan; [1] [2] they talk about hiding traps and say, “Who will see them?” [3] ⓖ

⁶ They devise crimes and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” ⓗ The inner man and the heart are mysterious.

⁷ But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded. ⓘ

⁸ They will be made to stumble; their own tongues work against them. All who see them will shake their heads. ⓙ

⁹ Then everyone will fear and will tell about God’s work, for they will understand what He has done. ⓚ

¹⁰ The righteous one rejoices in the LORD and takes refuge in Him; all those who are upright in heart will offer praise. ⓛ

#	HCSB
1	God, hear my voice when I complain. ⓐ Protect my life from the terror of the enemy. ⓑ
2	Hide me from the scheming of wicked people, ⓒ from the mob of evildoers, ⓓ
3	who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows, ⓔ
4	shooting from concealed places at the innocent. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid. ⓕ
5	They encourage each other in an evil plan; [1] [2] they talk about hiding traps and say, “Who will see them?” [3] ⓖ
6	They devise crimes and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” ⓗ The inner man and the heart are mysterious.
7	But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded. ⓘ
8	They will be made to stumble; their own tongues work against them. All who see them will shake their heads. ⓙ
9	Then everyone will fear and will tell about God’s work, for they will understand what He has done. ⓚ
10	The righteous one rejoices in the LORD and takes refuge in Him; all those who are upright in heart will offer praise. ⓛ

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