Psalms 64

1 To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David. Hear, O God, my voice when I complain, From dread peril by the foe, wilt thou guard my life.

“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Hear my voice, O God! when I pray! Preserve my life from the terrors of the enemy!

2 Wilt thou hide me, From the conclave of evil-doers, From the crowd of workers of iniquity.

Hide me from the assembly of the wicked, From the brawling crowd of evil-doers!

3 Who have sharpened, like a sword, their tongue, Have made ready their arrow—a bitter word;

For like a sword they sharpen their tongues, Like arrows they aim their poisoned words,

4 To shoot, in secret places, at the blameless one, Suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.

To shoot in secret at the upright; Suddenly do they shoot at him without fear.

5 They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can see them?

They prepare themselves for an evil deed; They commune of laying secret snares: “Who,” say they, “will see them?”

6 They devise perverse things, They have completed the device well devised, Both the intent of each one, and the mind, are unsearchable.

They meditate crimes: “We have finished,” say they, “our plans!” The heart and bosom of every one of them are deep.

7 Once let God have shot at them an arrow, Suddenly have appeared their own wounds!

But God will shoot an arrow at them; Suddenly shall they be wounded.

8 When they were to have ruined another, their tongue smote themselves, All who observe them take flight.

Thus their own tongues shall bring them down; All who see them will flee away.

9 Therefore have all men feared, —And have told the doing of God, And, his work, have considered.

Then will all men stand in awe, And declare what God hath done, And attentively consider his work.

10 The righteous man shall rejoice in Yahweh, and seek refuge in him, Then shall glory—all who are upright in heart.

The righteous shall rejoice, and trust in the LORD; All the upright in heart shall glory.