Psalms 64

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my prayer of supplication. Rescue my soul from the fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, from the tumult of the workers of iniquity,

You have protected me from the assembly of the malignant, from a multitude of workers of iniquity.

3 who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

For they have sharpened their tongues like a sword; they have formed their bow into a bitter thing,

4 that they may shoot in secret places at a blameless man. Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

so that they may shoot arrows from hiding at the immaculate.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose. They converse of laying snares secretly. They say, Who will see them?

They will suddenly shoot arrows at him, and they will not be afraid. They are resolute in their wicked talk. They have discussed hidden snares. They have said, “Who will see them?”

6 They search out iniquities, saying, We have accomplished a diligent search. And the inward part of man and the heart are deep.

They have been searching carefully for iniquities. Their exhaustive search has failed. Man will approach with a deep heart,

7 But God will shoot at them. With an arrow they shall suddenly be wounded.

and God will be exalted. The arrows of the little ones have become their wounds,

8 So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them. All who see them shall wag the head.

and their tongues have been weakened against them. All those who saw them have been troubled;

9 And all men shall fear. And they shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely consider of his doing.

and every man was afraid. And they announced the works of God, and they understood his acts.

10 A righteous man shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him. And all the upright in heart shall glory.

The just will rejoice in the Lord, and they will hope in him. And all the upright of heart will be praised.