Psalms 64

1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Unto the end, a psalm for David. Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

Thou hast protected me from the assembly of the malignant; from the multitude of the workers of iniquity.

3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,

4 to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

To shoot in secret the undefiled.

5 They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”

They will shoot at him on a sudden, and will not fear: they are resolute in wickedness. They have talked of hiding snares; they have said: Who shall see them?

6 They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.

They have searched after iniquities: they have failed in their search. Man shall come to a deep heart:

7 But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

And God shall be exalted. The arrows of children are their wounds:

8 Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

And their tongues against them are made weak. All that saw them were troubled;

9 All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.

And every man was afraid. And they declared the works of God: and understood his doings.

10 The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!

The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised.