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 leader. A psalm of David. Hear, O my God, the voice of my lament: guard my life from the dread of the foe.
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 villains who secretly plot, from the blustering throng 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 have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and aimed bitter words like arrows,
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].
which from ambush they launch at the blameless, shooting swiftly and unafraid.
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 strengthen their wicked purpose, they tell of the snares they have hidden, they say to themselves, ‘Who can see?’
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 think out their crimes full cunningly hidden deep in their crafty hearts.
7 But [it will be as though] God will shoot his arrows at them, and suddenly they will be wounded.
But God with his arrow will shoot them, swiftly shall they be smitten.
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].
For their tongue he will bring them to ruin, all will shudder with horror at the sight of 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.
Then every person, touched to awe, as they ponder what God has wrought, will tell the tale of 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.
In the Lord shall the righteous rejoice, in him shall they take refuge; and all the true-hearted shall glory.
