Psalms 64

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

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,

3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

4 to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

5 They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

6 They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.

They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

7 But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

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

8 Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

9 All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.

Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.