Psalms 64

1 For the end, a Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O God, when I make my petition to you; deliver my soul from fear of the enemy.

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2 You have sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity;

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

3 who have sharpened their tongues as a sword; they have bent their bow maliciously;

Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

4 to shoot in secret at the blameless; they will shoot him suddenly, and will not fear.

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5 They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privately; they say, Who shall see them?

6 They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,

They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

7 and God shall be exalted, their wounds were [caused by] the weapon of the foolish children,

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

8 and their tongues have set him at nothing, all that saw them were troubled;

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

9 and every man was alarmed, and they related the works of God, and understood his deeds.

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

10 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and hope on him, and all the upright in heart shall be praised.

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.