Psalmorum 64

1 In finem. Psalmus David. [Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam cum deprecor; a timore inimici eripe animam meam.

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,

2 Protexisti me a conventu malignantium, a multitudine operantium iniquitatem.

Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

3 Quia exacuerunt ut gladium linguas suas; intenderunt arcum rem amaram,

Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow — a bitter word.

4 ut sagittent in occultis immaculatum.

To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

5 Subito sagittabunt eum, et non timebunt; firmaverunt sibi sermonem nequam. Narraverunt ut absconderent laqueos; dixerunt: Quis videbit eos?

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

6 Scrutati sunt iniquitates; defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio. Accedet homo ad cor altum,

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

7 et exaltabitur Deus. Sagittæ parvulorum factæ sunt plagæ eorum,

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

8 et infirmatæ sunt contra eos linguæ eorum. Conturbati sunt omnes qui videbant eos,

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

9 et timuit omnis homo. Et annuntiaverunt opera Dei, et facta ejus intellexerunt.

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

10 Lætabitur justus in Domino, et sperabit in eo, et laudabuntur omnes recti corde.]

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