Psalms 64

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

לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃ שְׁמַע־אֱלֹהִים קוֹלִי בְשִׂיחִי מִפַּחַד אוֹיֵב תִּצֹּר חַיָּֽי׃

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

תַּסְתִּירֵנִי מִסּוֹד מְרֵעִים מֵרִגְשַׁת פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

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

אֲשֶׁר שָׁנְנוּ כַחֶרֶב לְשׁוֹנָם דָּרְכוּ חִצָּם דָּבָר מָֽר׃

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

לִירוֹת בַּמִּסְתָּרִים תָּם פִּתְאֹם יֹרֻהוּ וְלֹא יִירָֽאוּ׃

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

יְחַזְּקוּ־לָמוֹ ׀ דָּבָר רָע יְֽסַפְּרוּ לִטְמוֹן מוֹקְשִׁים אָמְרוּ מִי יִרְאֶה־לָּֽמוֹ׃

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

יַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ־עוֹלֹת תַּמְנוּ חֵפֶשׂ מְחֻפָּשׂ וְקֶרֶב אִישׁ וְלֵב עָמֹֽק׃

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

וַיֹּרֵם אֱלֹהִים חֵץ פִּתְאוֹם הָיוּ מַכּוֹתָֽם׃

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

וַיַּכְשִׁילוּהוּ עָלֵימוֹ לְשׁוֹנָם יִתְנֹדֲדוּ כָּל־רֹאֵה בָֽם׃

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

וַיִּֽירְאוּ כָּל־אָדָם וַיַּגִּידוּ פֹּעַל אֱלֹהִים וּֽמַעֲשֵׂהוּ הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃

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

יִשְׂמַח צַדִּיק בַּיהוָה וְחָסָה בוֹ וְיִתְהַֽלְלוּ כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃