Psalms 64

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

To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.

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

Keep me safe from the secret purpose of wrongdoers; from the band of the workers of evil;

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

Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

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

So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

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

They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,

6 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.

Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.

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

But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

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

The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

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

And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.

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

The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.