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.

Unto the end, a psalm for David. Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy.

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

Thou hast protected me from the assembly of the malignant; from the multitude of the workers of iniquity.

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

For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,

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

To shoot in secret the undefiled.

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 will shoot at him on a sudden, and will not fear: they are resolute in wickedness. They have talked of hiding snares; they have said: Who shall see them?

6 They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,

They have searched after iniquities: they have failed in their search. Man shall come to a deep heart:

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

And God shall be exalted. The arrows of children are their wounds:

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

And their tongues against them are made weak. All that saw them were troubled;

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

And every man was afraid. And they declared the works of God: and understood his doings.

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

The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised.