< 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.
For the leader. A psalm of David. Hear, O my God, the voice of my lament: guard my life from the dread of the foe.
2 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
Hide me from villains who secretly plot, from the blustering throng of the workers of evil,
3 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and aimed bitter words like arrows,
4 ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
which from ambush they launch at the blameless, shooting swiftly and unafraid.
5 They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
They strengthen their wicked purpose, they tell of the snares they have hidden, they say to themselves, ‘Who can see?’
6 They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
They think out their crimes full cunningly hidden deep in their crafty hearts.
7 But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
But God with his arrow will shoot them, swiftly shall they be smitten.
8 They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
For their tongue he will bring them to ruin, all will shudder with horror at the sight of them.
9 Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
Then every person, touched to awe, as they ponder what God has wrought, will tell the tale of his deeds.
10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
In the Lord shall the righteous rejoice, in him shall they take refuge; and all the true-hearted shall glory.