תְהִלִּים 64

1 לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמֹ֥ור לְדָוִֽד׃ שְׁמַע־אֱלֹהִ֣ים קֹולִ֣י בְשִׂיחִ֑י מִפַּ֥חַד אֹ֝ויֵ֗ב תִּצֹּ֥ר חַיָּֽי׃

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.

2 תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי מִסֹּ֣וד מְרֵעִ֑ים מֵ֝רִגְשַׁ֗ת פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

Hide me from the council of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

3 אֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁנְנ֣וּ כַחֶ֣רֶב לְשֹׁונָ֑ם דָּרְכ֥וּ חִ֝צָּ֗ם דָּבָ֥ר מָֽר׃

Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;

4 לִירֹ֣ות בַּמִּסְתָּרִ֣ים תָּ֑ם פִּתְאֹ֥ם יֹ֝רֻ֗הוּ וְלֹ֣א יִירָֽאוּ׃

That they may shoot in secret places at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5 יְחַזְּקוּ־לָ֨מֹו ׀ דָּ֘בָ֤ר רָ֗ע יְֽ֭סַפְּרוּ לִטְמֹ֣ון מֹוקְשִׁ֑ים אָ֝מְר֗וּ מִ֣י יִרְאֶה־לָּֽמֹו׃

They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them.

6 יַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ־עֹולֹ֗ת תַּ֭מְנוּ חֵ֣פֶשׂ מְחֻפָּ֑שׂ וְקֶ֥רֶב אִ֝֗ישׁ וְלֵ֣ב עָמֹֽק׃

They search out iniquities, they have accomplished a diligent search; even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart.

7 וַיֹּרֵ֗ם אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים חֵ֥ץ פִּתְאֹ֑ום הָ֝י֗וּ מַכֹּותָֽם׃

But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; thence are their wounds.

8 וַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּ עָלֵ֣ימֹו לְשֹׁונָ֑ם יִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּ כָּל־רֹ֥אֵה בָֽם׃

So they make their own tongue a stumbling unto themselves; all that see them shake the head.

9 וַיִּֽירְא֗וּ כָּל־אָ֫דָ֥ם וַ֭יַּגִּידוּ פֹּ֥עַל אֱלֹהִ֗ים וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הוּ הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃

And all men fear; and they declare the work of God, and understand His doing.

10 יִשְׂמַ֬ח צַדִּ֣יק בַּ֭יהוָה וְחָ֣סָה בֹ֑ו וְ֝יִתְהַֽלְל֗וּ כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.