< Psalms 64 >
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy:
2 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,
3 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, [and] have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;
4 ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5 They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?
6 They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward [thought] and heart is deep.
7 But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;
8 They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.
9 Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
And all men shall fear, and shall declare God's doing; and they shall wisely consider his work.
10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah, and trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.