David prays for safety—The righteous shall be glad in heart.

 HEAR my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

 Who whet their ^atongue^• like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even ^bbitter^• words:

 That they may ^ashoot^• in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares ^aprivily; they say, Who shall ^bsee^• them?

 They search out ^ainiquities^•; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

 So they shall make their own tongue to ^afall^• upon themselves: all that see them shall ^bflee^• away.

 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the ^awork of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall ^atrust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.