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 musician, a psalm of David.” Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: preserve my life from the dread 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.
Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous assault of the workers of wickedness;
3 The hostile things they say [MTY] are like [SIM] [sharp] swords; their cruel words are like [SIM] arrows.
Who whet their tongue like a sword, who aim with their arrow, the bitter word:
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 innocent; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
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 encourage themselves in an evil plan; they tell secretly of laying snares: they say, Who will 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 search out iniquities; “We are ready with the carefully searched out device:” and the inward thought and heart of each is deeply [hidden].
7 But [it will be as though] God will shoot his arrows at them, and suddenly they will be wounded.
But God shooteth at them suddenly [his] arrow; —[thence] are come their wounds.
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 own tongues will stumble over themselves: all that look on them will shake their head.
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.
All men shall fear, and shall declare the deeds of God, and understand his works.
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 shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glorify themselves.
