Psalms 64

1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Unto the end, a psalm for David. Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity:

Thou hast protected me from the assembly of the malignant; from the multitude of the workers of iniquity.

3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words:

For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,

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

To shoot in secret the undefiled.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

They will shoot at him on a sudden, and will not fear: they are resolute in wickedness. They have talked of hiding snares; they have said: Who shall see them?

6 They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, [say they], a diligent search: and the inward thought of every one, and the heart, is deep.

They have searched after iniquities: they have failed in their search. Man shall come to a deep heart:

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

And God shall be exalted. The arrows of children are their wounds:

8 So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: all that see them shall wag the head.

And their tongues against them are made weak. All that saw them were troubled;

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

And every man was afraid. And they declared the works of God: and understood his doings.

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

The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised.