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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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].

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

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 have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?

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!

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

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

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

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].

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

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

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