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) From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest my life,

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

Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, 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 as a sword their tongue, 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 in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

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

They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look 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 doth shoot them [with] an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,

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

And they cause him to stumble, Against them [is] their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth 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 His deed they have considered wisely.

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 doth rejoice in Jehovah, And hath trusted in Him, And boast themselves do all the upright of heart!