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Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint;
protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
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Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from that noisy crowd of evildoers.
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They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their words like deadly arrows.
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They shoot from ambush at the innocent man;
they shoot at him suddenly, without fear.
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They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;
they say, “Who will see them?”
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They plot injustice and say,
“We have devised a perfect plan!”
Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning.
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But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly they will be struck down.
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He will turn their own tongues against them
and bring them to ruin;
all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
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All mankind will fear;
they will proclaim the works of God
and ponder what he has done.
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Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD
and take refuge in him;
let all the upright in heart praise him!
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