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 Musician. A Melody of David. Hear, O God, my voice when I complain, From dread peril by the foe, wilt thou guard my life.

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

Wilt thou hide me, From the conclave of evil-doers, From the crowd of workers of iniquity.

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

Who have sharpened, like a sword, their tongue, Have made ready their arrow—a bitter word;

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

To shoot, in secret places, at the blameless one, Suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.

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 strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can 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 devise perverse things, They have completed the device well devised, Both the intent of each one, and the mind, are unsearchable.

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

Once let God have shot at them an arrow, Suddenly have appeared their own wounds!

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

When they were to have ruined another, their tongue smote themselves, All who observe them take flight.

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

Therefore have all men feared, —And have told the doing of God, And, his work, have considered.

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

The righteous man shall rejoice in Yahweh, and seek refuge in him, Then shall glory—all who are upright in heart.