Psalms 64

1 “To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: preserve my life from the dread of the enemy.

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 secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous assault of the workers of wickedness;

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 Who whet their tongue like a sword, who aim with their arrow, the bitter word:

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

4 To shoot in secret at the innocent; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear 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 themselves in an evil plan; they tell secretly of laying snares: they say, Who will 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 search out iniquities; “We are ready with the carefully searched out device:” and the inward thought and heart of each is deeply [hidden].

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 shooteth at them suddenly [his] arrow; —[thence] are come their wounds.

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

8 And their own tongues will stumble over themselves: all that look on them will shake their head.

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 All men shall fear, and shall declare the deeds of God, and understand his works.

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 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glorify themselves.

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.