Psalms 64

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

In finem. Psalmus David. Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam cum deprecor; a timore inimici eripe animam meam.

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

Protexisti me a conventu malignantium, a multitudine operantium iniquitatem.

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

Quia exacuerunt ut gladium linguas suas; intenderunt arcum rem amaram,

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

ut sagittent in occultis immaculatum.

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

Subito sagittabunt eum, et non timebunt; firmaverunt sibi sermonem nequam. Narraverunt ut absconderent laqueos; dixerunt: Quis videbit eos?

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.

Scrutati sunt iniquitates; defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio. Accedet homo ad cor altum,

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

et exaltabitur Deus. Sagittæ parvulorum factæ sunt plagæ eorum,

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

et infirmatæ sunt contra eos linguæ eorum. Conturbati sunt omnes qui videbant eos,

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.

et timuit omnis homo. Et annuntiaverunt opera Dei, et facta ejus intellexerunt.

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.

Lætabitur justus in Domino, et sperabit in eo, et laudabuntur omnes recti corde.