[For the end, a Psalm of David.][1]Hear my prayer, O God, when I make my petition to thee; deliver my soul from fear of the enemy.[2]Thou hast sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity;[3]who have sharpened their tongues as a sword; they have bent their bow maliciously;[4]to shoot in secret at the blameless; they will shoot him suddenly, and will not fear.[5]They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?[6]They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,[7]and God shall be exalted, their wounds were caused by the weapon of the foolish children,[8]and their tongues have set him at nought, all that saw them were troubled;[9]and every man was alarmed, and they related the works of God, and understood his deeds.[10]The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and hope on him, and all the upright in heart shall be praised.
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Author: Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)
Source: ecmarsh.com