Psalms 64

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

For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Hear my voice, God, listen to my complaint; preserve my life from fear of my enemies.

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

Hide me from the secret plotting of evildoers, from the commotion of the doers of iniquity.

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

They have sharpened their tongues like swords; they have aimed their arrows, bitter words,

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 from secret places at someone who is innocent; suddenly they shoot at him and fear nothing.

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

They encourage themselves in an evil plan; they consult privately together in order to set traps; they say, “Who will see us?”

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

They invent sinful plans; “We have finished,” they say, “a careful plan.” The inner thoughts and hearts of man are deep.

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

But God will shoot them; suddenly they will be wounded with his arrows.

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

They will be made to stumble, since their own tongues are against them; all who see them will wag their heads.

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

All people will fear and will declare God's deeds. They will wisely think about what he has done.

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 will be glad about Yahweh and will take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will take pride in him.