Psalms 64

1 To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy:

In finem. Psalmus David. Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam cum deprecor; a timore inimici eripe animam meam.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,

Protexisti me a conventu malignantium, a multitudine operantium iniquitatem.

3 Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, [and] have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

Quia exacuerunt ut gladium linguas suas; intenderunt arcum rem amaram,

4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

ut sagittent in occultis immaculatum.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?

Subito sagittabunt eum, et non timebunt; firmaverunt sibi sermonem nequam. Narraverunt ut absconderent laqueos; dixerunt: Quis videbit eos?

6 They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward [thought] and heart is deep.

Scrutati sunt iniquitates; defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio. Accedet homo ad cor altum,

7 But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;

et exaltabitur Deus. Sagittæ parvulorum factæ sunt plagæ eorum,

8 By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.

et infirmatæ sunt contra eos linguæ eorum. Conturbati sunt omnes qui videbant eos,

9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare God's doing; and they shall wisely consider his work.

et timuit omnis homo. Et annuntiaverunt opera Dei, et facta ejus intellexerunt.

10 The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah, and trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Lætabitur justus in Domino, et sperabit in eo, et laudabuntur omnes recti corde.