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 inmaculatum

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 et cor altum

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

et exaltabitur Deus sagittae parvulorum factae sunt plagae eorum

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

et infirmatae sunt contra eos linguae 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 adnuntiaverunt opera Dei et facta eius intellexerunt

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

laetabitur iustus in Domino et sperabit in eo et laudabuntur omnes recti corde