Psalm 64

Psalm 64

PROTECTION FROM EVILDOERS

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

¹God, hear my voice when I am in anguish.^ae

Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.^af

²Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,^ag

from the mob of evildoers,^ah

³who sharpen their tongues like swords

and aim bitter words like arrows,^ai

⁴shooting from concealed places at the blameless.

They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.^aj

⁵They adopt^B an evil plan;

they talk about hiding traps and say,

“Who will see them?”^Ca

⁶They devise crimes and say,

“We have perfected a secret plan.”^b

The inner man and the heart are mysterious^*.

⁷But God will shoot them with arrows;

suddenly, they will be wounded.^c

⁸They will be made to stumble;

their own tongues work against them.

All who see them will shake their heads.^d

⁹Then everyone will fear

and will tell about God’s work,

for they will understand what he has done.^e

¹⁰The righteous one rejoices in the Lord

and takes refuge in him;

all those who are upright in heart

will offer praise.^f