Psalms 64

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

To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. Hear, O God, my voice when I complain, From dread peril by the foe, wilt thou guard my life.

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

Wilt thou hide me, From the conclave of evil-doers, From the crowd of workers of iniquity.

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

Who have sharpened, like a sword, their tongue, Have made ready their arrow—a bitter word;

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

To shoot, in secret places, at the blameless one, Suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.

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

They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can 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 devise perverse things, They have completed the device well devised, Both the intent of each one, and the mind, are unsearchable.

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

Once let God have shot at them an arrow, Suddenly have appeared their own wounds!

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

When they were to have ruined another, their tongue smote themselves, All who observe them take flight.

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

Therefore have all men feared, —And have told the doing of God, And, his work, have considered.

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

The righteous man shall rejoice in Yahweh, and seek refuge in him, Then shall glory—all who are upright in heart.