Psalmen 64
1 Voor muziekbegeleiding. Een psalm van David. Hoor, o God, mijn luid gejammer, Bevrijd mijn leven van de schrik voor den vijand;
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 Bescherm mij tegen de aanslag der bozen, En tegen het woelen van schurken.
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 Want ze scherpen hun tong als een zwaard, Richten als pijlen hun bittere woorden;
The hostile things they say [MTY] are like [SIM] [sharp] swords; their cruel words are like [SIM] arrows.
4 En om in het geniep den onschuldige te treffen, Leggen ze onverhoeds en onvervaard op hem aan.
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 Ze stellen hun boze plannen vast, En overleggen, hoe hun strikken te zetten; Ze zeggen: Wie ziet het;
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 Wie achterhaalt onze streken? We zijn met onze plannen gereed, De list is gelukt! Het binnenste van iederen mens is een graf, Een afgrond zijn hart!
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 Daar schiet God zijn pijl op hen af, En de slagen vallen onverwacht op hen neer;
But [it will be as though] God will shoot his arrows at them, and suddenly they will be wounded.
8 Hun eigen tong brengt ze ten val: Wie ze ziet, schudt meewarig het hoofd.
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 En allen zullen vol diep ontzag Gods daden verkonden, Erkennen, dat het zijn werk is geweest;
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 De brave zal zich in Jahweh verheugen, en op Hem hopen, Alle oprechten van hart zullen juichen!
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.
