Psalms 64

1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Heare my voyce, O God, in my prayer: preserue my life from feare of the enemie.

Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my prayer of supplication. Rescue my soul from the fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the conspiracie of the wicked, and from the rage of the workers of iniquitie.

You have protected me from the assembly of the malignant, from a multitude of workers of iniquity.

3 Which haue whette their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrowes bitter wordes.

For they have sharpened their tongues like a sword; they have formed their bow into a bitter thing,

4 To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not.

so that they may shoot arrows from hiding at the immaculate.

5 They encourage themselues in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares priuilie, and say, Who shall see them?

They will suddenly shoot arrows at him, and they will not be afraid. They are resolute in their wicked talk. They have discussed hidden snares. They have said, “Who will see them?”

6 They haue sought out iniquities, and haue accomplished that which they sought out, euen euery one his secret thoughtes, and the depth of his heart.

They have been searching carefully for iniquities. Their exhaustive search has failed. Man will approach with a deep heart,

7 But God will shoote an arrowe at them suddenly: their strokes shalbe at once.

and God will be exalted. The arrows of the little ones have become their wounds,

8 They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away.

and their tongues have been weakened against them. All those who saw them have been troubled;

9 And all men shall see it, and declare the worke of God, and they shall vnderstand, what he hath wrought.

and every man was afraid. And they announced the works of God, and they understood his acts.

10 But the righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in him: and all that are vpright of heart, shall reioyce.

The just will rejoice in the Lord, and they will hope in him. And all the upright of heart will be praised.