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.

God, listen to me as I tell you the things that I am worried about. I am afraid of my enemies; so save/rescue me from them.

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

Protect me from what wicked men are planning to do to me; protect me from that gang of men who do what is evil.

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

The hostile things they say [MTY] are like [SIM] [sharp] swords; their cruel words are like [SIM] arrows.

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

Without being afraid, they [lie about people and slander people] who have not done what is wrong, like someone who suddenly jumps up from where he is hiding and shoots [arrows] at his enemy [MET].

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

They encourage each other about doing the evil things that they are planning to do; they talk [with each other] about where they can set traps to catch people, and they think, “No one [RHQ] will see what we are doing,

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.

because we have planned very well the crime that we are going to commit!” No one can fully understand what people can think and plan!

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

But [it will be as though] God will shoot his arrows at them, and suddenly they will be wounded.

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

Because of what they say [MTY], he will get rid of them, and then everyone who sees [what has happened to] them will shake their heads [to ridicule them].

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

And then everyone will be afraid [to sin because of what might happen to them, also]; they will tell others what God has done, and they themselves will think much about it.

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

Righteous people should rejoice because of what Yahweh [has done]; they should go to him to (find protection/be safe); and all those who are godly will praise him.