Psalmorum 64

1 in finem psalmus David exaudi Deus orationem meam cum deprecor a timore inimici eripe animam meam

For the music director. A psalm of David. God, please listen to my complaint. Protect me because my enemies scare me.

2 protexisti me a conventu malignantium a multitudine operantium iniquitatem

Shelter me from the plots of the wicked, from this evil mob.

3 quia exacuerunt ut gladium linguas suas intenderunt arcum rem amaram

What they say cuts like swords; they fire off poisonous words like arrows.

4 ut sagittent in occultis inmaculatum

They shoot from their hiding places at innocent people—doing this without warning, not afraid of being caught.

5 subito sagittabunt eum et non timebunt firmaverunt sibi sermonem nequam narraverunt ut absconderent laqueos dixerunt quis videbit eos

They encourage one another to do evil, planning how to secretly trap people, telling themselves, “Nobody will notice.”

6 scrutati sunt iniquitates defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio accedet homo et cor altum

They plot wicked things. “What a great plan we've created!” they say. There are no limits to the depths to which human minds and thoughts can sink.

7 et exaltabitur Deus sagittae parvulorum factae sunt plagae eorum

But God will shoot them with arrows; all of a sudden they will be wounded.

8 et infirmatae sunt contra eos linguae eorum conturbati sunt omnes qui videbant eos

What they themselves say will trip them up; people who see them will mock them, shaking their heads at them.

9 et timuit omnis homo et adnuntiaverunt opera Dei et facta eius intellexerunt

Then everyone will be frightened. They will say that this is the work of God, and they will think about what he has done.

10 laetabitur iustus in Domino et sperabit in eo et laudabuntur omnes recti corde

Those who are right with the Lord will be happy in him, they will go to him for protection. Those who live right will praise him.