Psalms 64

1 For the music director. A psalm of David. God, please listen to my complaint. Protect me because my enemies scare me.

“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: preserve my life from the dread of the enemy.

2 Shelter me from the plots of the wicked, from this evil mob.

Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous assault of the workers of wickedness;

3 What they say cuts like swords; they fire off poisonous words like arrows.

Who whet their tongue like a sword, who aim with their arrow, the bitter word:

4 They shoot from their hiding places at innocent people—doing this without warning, not afraid of being caught.

To shoot in secret at the innocent; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5 They encourage one another to do evil, planning how to secretly trap people, telling themselves, “Nobody will notice.”

They encourage themselves in an evil plan; they tell secretly of laying snares: they say, Who will see them?

6 They plot wicked things. “What a great plan we've created!” they say. There are no limits to the depths to which human minds and thoughts can sink.

They search out iniquities; “We are ready with the carefully searched out device:” and the inward thought and heart of each is deeply [hidden].

7 But God will shoot them with arrows; all of a sudden they will be wounded.

But God shooteth at them suddenly [his] arrow; —[thence] are come their wounds.

8 What they themselves say will trip them up; people who see them will mock them, shaking their heads at them.

And their own tongues will stumble over themselves: all that look on them will shake their head.

9 Then everyone will be frightened. They will say that this is the work of God, and they will think about what he has done.

All men shall fear, and shall declare the deeds of God, and understand his works.

10 Those who are right with the Lord will be happy in him, they will go to him for protection. Those who live right will praise him.

The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glorify themselves.