Psalms 64
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Hear my voice, God, listen to my complaint; preserve my life from fear of my enemies.
2 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
Hide me from the secret plotting of evildoers, from the commotion of the doers of iniquity.
3 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
They have sharpened their tongues like swords; they have aimed their arrows, bitter words,
4 ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
so that they may shoot from secret places at someone who is innocent; suddenly they shoot at him and fear nothing.
5 They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
They encourage themselves in an evil plan; they consult privately together in order to set traps; they say, “Who will see us?”
6 They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
They invent sinful plans; “We have finished,” they say, “a careful plan.” The inner thoughts and hearts of man are deep.
7 But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
But God will shoot them; suddenly they will be wounded with his arrows.
8 They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
They will be made to stumble, since their own tongues are against them; all who see them will wag their heads.
9 Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
All people will fear and will declare God's deeds. They will wisely think about what he has done.
10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
The righteous will be glad about Yahweh and will take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will take pride in him.
