Psalms 64

1 For the music director. A psalm of David. God, please listen to my complaint. Protect me because my enemies scare me.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Heare my voyce, O God, in my prayer: preserue my life from feare of the enemie.

2 Shelter me from the plots of the wicked, from this evil mob.

Hide me from the conspiracie of the wicked, and from the rage of the workers of iniquitie.

3 What they say cuts like swords; they fire off poisonous words like arrows.

Which haue whette their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrowes bitter wordes.

4 They shoot from their hiding places at innocent people—doing this without warning, not afraid of being caught.

To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not.

5 They encourage one another to do evil, planning how to secretly trap people, telling themselves, “Nobody will notice.”

They encourage themselues in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares priuilie, and say, Who shall see them?

6 They plot wicked things. “What a great plan we've created!” they say. There are no limits to the depths to which human minds and thoughts can sink.

They haue sought out iniquities, and haue accomplished that which they sought out, euen euery one his secret thoughtes, and the depth of his heart.

7 But God will shoot them with arrows; all of a sudden they will be wounded.

But God will shoote an arrowe at them suddenly: their strokes shalbe at once.

8 What they themselves say will trip them up; people who see them will mock them, shaking their heads at them.

They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away.

9 Then everyone will be frightened. They will say that this is the work of God, and they will think about what he has done.

And all men shall see it, and declare the worke of God, and they shall vnderstand, what he hath wrought.

10 Those who are right with the Lord will be happy in him, they will go to him for protection. Those who live right will praise him.

But the righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in him: and all that are vpright of heart, shall reioyce.