Psalms 64

1 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

5 They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, 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 have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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