Psalms 64

1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.

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

2 Keep me safe from the secret purpose of wrongdoers; from the band of the workers of evil;

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

3 Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

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

4 So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

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

5 They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,

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

6 Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.

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

7 But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

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

8 The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

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

9 And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.

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

10 The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.

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