Psalms 64

1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my prayer of supplication. Rescue my soul from the fear of the enemy.

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

2 You have protected me from the assembly of the malignant, from a multitude of workers of iniquity.

You have sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity;

3 For they have sharpened their tongues like a sword; they have formed their bow into a bitter thing,

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

4 so that they may shoot arrows from hiding at the immaculate.

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

5 They will suddenly shoot arrows at him, and they will not be afraid. They are resolute in their wicked talk. They have discussed hidden snares. They have said, “Who will see them?”

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

6 They have been searching carefully for iniquities. Their exhaustive search has failed. Man will approach with a deep heart,

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

7 and God will be exalted. The arrows of the little ones have become their wounds,

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

8 and their tongues have been weakened against them. All those who saw them have been troubled;

and their tongues have set him at nothing, all that saw them were troubled;

9 and every man was afraid. And they announced the works of God, and they understood his acts.

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

10 The just will rejoice in the Lord, and they will hope in him. And all the upright of heart will be praised.

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