Psalms 64

1 For the end, a Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O God, when I make my petition to thee; deliver my soul from fear of the enemy.

To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice, in my (meditation) From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest my life,

2 Thou hast sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity;

Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

3 who have sharpened their tongues as a sword; they have bent their bow maliciously;

Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow — a bitter word.

4 to shoot in secret at the blameless; they will shoot him suddenly, and will not fear.

To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

5 They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?

They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?'

6 They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,

They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart [are] deep.

7 and God shall be exalted, their wounds were [caused by] the weapon of the foolish children,

And God doth shoot them [with] an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,

8 and their tongues have set him at nought, all that saw them were troubled;

And they cause him to stumble, Against them [is] their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.

9 and every man was alarmed, and they related the works of God, and understood his deeds.

And all men fear, and declare the work of God, And His deed they have considered wisely.

10 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and hope on him, and all the upright in heart shall be praised.

The righteous doth rejoice in Jehovah, And hath trusted in Him, And boast themselves do all the upright of heart!