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.

Hear my voice, O Elohim, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

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

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

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

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

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

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

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 encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, 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 search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

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

But Elohim shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

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

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

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

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of Elohim; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

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 be glad in YHWH, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.