Psalms 64

1 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.

For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Hear my voice, God, listen to my complaint; preserve my life from fear of my enemies.

2 Protect me from what wicked men are planning to do to me; protect me from that gang of men who do what is evil.

Hide me from the secret plotting of evildoers, from the commotion of the doers of iniquity.

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

They have sharpened their tongues like swords; they have aimed their arrows, bitter words,

4 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].

so that they may shoot from secret places at someone who is innocent; suddenly they shoot at him and fear nothing.

5 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,

They encourage themselves in an evil plan; they consult privately together in order to set traps; they say, “Who will see us?”

6 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!

They invent sinful plans; “We have finished,” they say, “a careful plan.” The inner thoughts and hearts of man are deep.

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

But God will shoot them; suddenly they will be wounded with his arrows.

8 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].

They will be made to stumble, since their own tongues are against them; all who see them will wag their heads.

9 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.

All people will fear and will declare God's deeds. They will wisely think about what he has done.

10 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.

The righteous will be glad about Yahweh and will take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will take pride in him.