Psalms 64

1 For the Leader. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Hear, O God, my voice, in my (meditation) You keep my life from the fear of an enemy,

2 Hide me from the council of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;

Who sharpened their tongue as a sword, They directed their arrow—a bitter word.

4 That they may shoot in secret places at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

To shoot the perfect in secret places, Suddenly they shoot him, and do not fear.

5 They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them.

They strengthen an evil thing for themselves, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, “Who looks at it?”

6 They search out iniquities, they have accomplished a diligent search; even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart.

They search out perverse things, “We perfected a searching search,” And the inward part of man, and the heart, [are] deep.

7 But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; thence are their wounds.

And God shoots them [with] an arrow, Their wounds have been sudden,

8 So they make their own tongue a stumbling unto themselves; all that see them shake the head.

And they cause him to stumble, Their own tongue [is] against them, Every looker on them flees away.

9 And all men fear; and they declare the work of God, and understand His doing.

And all men fear, and declare the work of God, And they have wisely considered His deed.

10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

The righteous rejoice in YHWH, And have trusted in Him, And all the upright of heart boast!