Psalms 64

1 God, listen to me as I tell you the things that I am worried about. I am afraid of my enemies; so save/rescue me from them.

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 Protect me from what wicked men are planning to do to me; protect me from that gang of men who do what is evil.

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

3 The hostile things they say [MTY] are like [SIM] [sharp] swords; their cruel words are like [SIM] arrows.

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

4 Without being afraid, they [lie about people and slander people] who have not done what is wrong, like someone who suddenly jumps up from where he is hiding and shoots [arrows] at his enemy [MET].

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

5 They encourage each other about doing the evil things that they are planning to do; they talk [with each other] about where they can set traps to catch people, and they think, “No one [RHQ] will see what we are doing,

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

6 because we have planned very well the crime that we are going to commit!” No one can fully understand what people can think and plan!

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 [it will be as though] God will shoot his arrows at them, and suddenly they will be wounded.

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

8 Because of what they say [MTY], he will get rid of them, and then everyone who sees [what has happened to] them will shake their heads [to ridicule them].

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

9 And then everyone will be afraid [to sin because of what might happen to them, also]; they will tell others what God has done, and they themselves will think much about it.

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

10 Righteous people should rejoice because of what Yahweh [has done]; they should go to him to (find protection/be safe); and all those who are godly will praise him.

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