1. Hear my voice, O Elohim, in my si'akh (complaint); preserve my life from the pachad (terror) of the oyev (enemy).
2. (3) Hide me from the sod (secret counsel, conspiracy) of the re'im; from the rigshah (insurrection, noisy crowd, assembly) of the workers of iniquity;
3. (4) Who whet their tongue like a cherev, and aim their khitzim (arrows), even davar mar (bitter words);
4. (5) That they may shoot in secret at the tam (innoent); pitom (suddenly) do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5. (6) They encourage themselves in a davar rah (an evil plan); they speak in order to set mokshim (snares, hidden traps); they say, Who shall see them?