To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them , and the heart, is deep.

7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
الله يحطم ألسنة السوء
1 لِكبـيرِ المُغَنِّينَ… مزمور لِداوُدَ:
2 ا‏سمَعْني يا اللهُ حينَ أشكو
ومِنْ هَولِ العَدُوِّ ا‏حفظْ حياتي.
3 أُستُرني مِنْ مُؤامَرةِ الأشرارِ
ومِنْ عَجيجِ الّذينَ يفعَلونَ الإثْمَ.
4 يَسِنُّونَ أَلسِنَتَهُم كالسَّيفِ
ويُسَدِّدونَ سِهامَهُم كَلاما مُرًّا
5 ليَرموا البريءَ مِنْ مكامِنِهِم،
يَرمونَهُ بَغْتةً ولا يَخافونَ.
6 يُشجِّعونَ أنفُسَهُم على الشَّرِّ
ويَتشاورونَ أينَ يَطْمُرونَ فِخاخَهُم،
قائِلينَ: «مَنْ يا تُرى يَراها‌؟»
7 يُخْفونَ جَرائِمَهُم بمهارةٍ،
وعَبَثا يـبحثُ الباحِثونَ،
فباطنُ الإنسانِ وقلبُهُ عميقانِ.
8 فيَرميهمِ الرّبُّ بِسَهْمٍ،
وبِضَرَباتِهِ يُباغِتُهُم.
9 لِسانُهُم يكونُ عَثْرةً لهُم،
وكُلُّ مَنْ يَراهم يُنَدِّدُ بِهِم.
10 فيَخافُ البشَرُ كُلُّهُم
ويُحَدِّثُونَ بِما عَمِلَ اللهُ
ويَتَّخِذونَ مِنْ عَملِهِ عِبْرَةً.
11 يفرَحُ الصِّدِّيقُ ويحتَمي بالرّبِّ،
ويتَهَلَّلُ كُلُّ مُستَقيمِ القلبِ.