1David prayeth for deliverance, complaining of his enemies: 7he promiseth himself to see such an evident destruction of his enemies, that the righteous shall rejoice at it.
0To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1HEAR my avoice, O God, in my prayer: bpreserve my life from fear of the enemy.
a Ps. 27.7; 102.1; 130.2; 140.6; 141.1; 142.1; 143.1,6,7. b Ps. 16.1; 17.8; 34.4; 31.9-13.
2cHide me from the dsecret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
c Ps. 27.5; 31.20; 143.9; 91.1-10; 46.1. d Ge. 49.6. Ps. 56.6; 109.2; 140.2; 59.3.
3Who ewhet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
e Ps. 57.4; 58.7. Pr. 30.14. Je. 9.3.
4That they may shoot fin secret at the perfect: gsuddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
f Ps. 10.8,9. Hab. 3.14. g Ps. 56.1. Pr. 4.16.
5They hencourage themselves in an evil 1matter: they commune 2of laying snares *privily; they isay, Who shall see them?
1Or, speech.
2Heb. to hide snares.
*privily-secretly.
h Pr. 1.10-14. Da. 6.4-7. i Ps. 10.11; 59.7. Eze. 8.12. Job 22.13.
6They jsearch out iniquities; 3they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them , and the heart, is kdeep.
3Or, we are consumed by that which they have thoroughly searched. Heb. a search searched.
j Da. 6.4,5. Pr. 4.16,17. Mi. 7.2,3. Is. 59.3-15. 1Ki. 18.10. k Ps. 5.9. Je. 17.9.
7But lGod shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly 4shall they be wounded.
4Heb. their wound shall be.
l Ps. 7.12,13; 38.2-8; 73.18-20; 91.5,6. Job 6.4. De. 32.23. La. 3.12,13. 1Th. 5.3.
8So they mshall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all nthat see them shall oflee away.
m Pr. 12.13; 18.7. Ps. 140.9; 7.15,16; 9.15,16. n Re. 18.4,10. Nu. 16.34. Na. 3.7. Is. 13.14. o Je. 48.27.
9And pall men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall qwisely consider of his doing.
p Ps. 52.6; 119.120; 58.11. Re. 11.13. Je. 50.28. q Ps. 111.2. De. 32.29. Is. 5.12.
10The rrighteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
r Ps. 58.10; 32.11; 33.1. Phi. 4.4. 1Th. 5.16. 1Co. 1.31.