Psalms 64

1 For the end, a Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O God, when I make my petition to thee; deliver my soul from fear of the enemy.

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

2 Thou hast sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity;

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

3 who have sharpened their tongues as a sword; they have bent their bow maliciously;

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

4 to shoot in secret at the blameless; they will shoot him suddenly, and will not fear.

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

5 They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?

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

6 They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the 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 and God shall be exalted, their wounds were [caused by] the weapon of the foolish children,

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

8 and their tongues have set him at nought, all that saw them were troubled;

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

9 and every man was alarmed, and they related the works of God, and understood his deeds.

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

10 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and hope on him, and all the upright in heart shall be praised.

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