Psalms 64

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

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.

2 You have sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity;

Hide me from the council of evil-doers; 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 arrow, a poisoned word;

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 the blameless; 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 one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would 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, they have accomplished a diligent search; even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart.

7 and God shall be exalted, their wounds were [caused by] the weapon of the foolish children,

But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; thence are their wounds.

8 and their tongues have set him at nothing, all that saw them were troubled;

So they make their own tongue a stumbling unto themselves; all that see them shake the head.

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

And all men fear; and they declare the work of God, and understand His doing.

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

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.