1To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 2Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy, 3hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the scheming of evildoers, 4who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, 5shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. 6They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see us? 7Who can search out our crimes? We have thought out a cunningly conceived plot." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep! 8But God will shoot his arrow at them; they will be wounded suddenly. 9Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin; all who see them will wag their heads. 10Then all men will fear; they will tell what God has wrought, and ponder what he has done. [ (Psalms 64:11) Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD, and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart glory! ]