Psalms 64

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice, in my (meditation) From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest 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 Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

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

3 Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed 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 the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

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

5 They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?'

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

6 They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart [are] deep.

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

7 And God doth shoot them [with] an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,

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

8 And they cause him to stumble, Against them [is] their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.

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

9 And all men fear, and declare the work of God, And His deed they have considered wisely.

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

10 The righteous doth rejoice in Jehovah, And hath trusted in Him, And boast themselves do all the upright of heart!

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