Psalms 64

1 For the leader. A psalm of David. Hear, O my God, the voice of my lament: guard my life from the dread of the foe.

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Hear, O God, my voice, in my (meditation) You keep my life from the fear of an enemy,

2 Hide me from villains who secretly plot, from the blustering throng of the workers of evil,

Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

3 who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and aimed bitter words like arrows,

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

4 which from ambush they launch at the blameless, shooting swiftly and unafraid.

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

5 They strengthen their wicked purpose, they tell of the snares they have hidden, they say to themselves, ‘Who can see?’

They strengthen an evil thing for themselves, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, “Who looks at it?”

6 They think out their crimes full cunningly hidden deep in their crafty hearts.

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

7 But God with his arrow will shoot them, swiftly shall they be smitten.

And God shoots them [with] an arrow, Their wounds have been sudden,

8 For their tongue he will bring them to ruin, all will shudder with horror at the sight of them.

And they cause him to stumble, Their own tongue [is] against them, Every looker on them flees away.

9 Then every person, touched to awe, as they ponder what God has wrought, will tell the tale of his deeds.

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

10 In the Lord shall the righteous rejoice, in him shall they take refuge; and all the true-hearted shall glory.

The righteous rejoice in YHWH, And have trusted in Him, And all the upright of heart boast!