Lord, please protect me
Tell the leader of the choir that this is a Psalm of David.
1O God, please listen to me.
I ask You for help.
I am afraid of my enemies,
but please save my life.
2Sinful people
are making plans against me.
Please protect me from them,
from the people who hate me
and always do bad things.
3They say things that hurt me
like sharp swords,
and their words wound me like arrows.
4They hide in places
where no one can see them
and they shoot honest people.
They are not afraid.
5They encourage each other
to do things that are wrong.
They plan to set traps,
and they think no one can see them.
6They look for sinful and
unfair things to do and they say:
‘We have a good plan.
We are clever and no one knows
what we are going to do.’
7But God will shoot them
with his arrows,
and He will suddenly wound them.
8The things they said
will destroy themselves,
and all the people who see them
will laugh and shake their heads.
9Then all people will fear God
and tell about the wonderful
things that He has done.
They will understand what it means.
10The people who live in the right way
will rejoice and praise the Lord.
They will trust in Him
and ask Him to protect them.
All the people who are honest
will praise Him.
