Psalms 64
1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
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.
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;
Protect me from what wicked men are planning to do to me; protect me from that gang of men who do what is evil.
3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,
The hostile things they say [MTY] are like [SIM] [sharp] swords; their cruel words are like [SIM] arrows.
4 to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.
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].
5 They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”
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,
6 They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.
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!
7 But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
But [it will be as though] God will shoot his arrows at them, and suddenly they will be wounded.
8 Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
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].
9 All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.
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.
10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!
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.
