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¹ For the choir director. A psalm of David. [1] God, hear my voice when I am in anguish. ⓚ 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 blameless. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid. ⓑ

⁵ They adopt [1] an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and say, “Who will see them?” [2] ⓒ

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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1	For the choir director. A psalm of David. [1] God, hear my voice when I am in anguish. ⓚ 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 blameless. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid. ⓑ
5	They adopt [1] an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and say, “Who will see them?” [2] ⓒ
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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