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Hear my voice, God, in ^(C1)my ^(F1)complaint; ^(C2)Protect my life from dread of the enemy.

Hide me from the ^(C1)secret discussion of evildoers, From the restlessness of ^(C2)the workers of injustice,

Who ^(C1)have sharpened their tongues like a sword. They ^(C2)aimed bitter speech as their arrows,

To ^(C1)shoot ^(F1)from concealment at the innocent; Suddenly they shoot at him, and ^(C2)do not fear.

They make firm for themselves an evil ^(F1)purpose; They ^(F2)talk of ^(C1)setting snares secretly; They say, "^(C2)Who can see them?"

They ^(F1)devise injustices, saying, "We are ^(F2)ready with a well-conceived plot"; For the ^(F3)(C1)inward thought and the heart of a person are ^(F4)deep.

But ^(C1)God ^(F1)will shoot an arrow at them; Suddenly ^(F2)they will be wounded.

So ^(F1)they ^(F2)will ^(C1)make him stumble; ^(C2)Their own tongue is against them; All who see them will ^(C3)shake their heads.

Then all people ^(F1)will ^(C1)fear, And they ^(F2)will ^(C2)declare the work of God, And ^(F3)will consider ^(F4)what He has done.

The righteous person will be ^(C1)glad in the LORD and ^(C2)take refuge in Him; And all the upright in heart will boast.

^(C1)God, hurry to save me; LORD, hurry to help me!

^(C1)May those who seek my ^(F1)life Be put to shame and humiliated; May those who delight ^(F2)in my harm Be turned back and dishonored.

^(C1)May those who say, "Aha, aha!" be ^(F1)turned back Because of their shame.

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And may those who love Your salvation say continually, "May God be exalted!"

But ^(C1)I am afflicted and needy; ^(C2)Hurry to me, God! You are my help and my savior; LORD, do not delay.