Psalm 64:1–6
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1Hear my voice, O God, in my aprayer:
Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2Hide me from bthe secret counsel of the wicked;
From bthe insurrection of bbthe workers of iniquity:
3cWho whet their tongue like a sword,
And dbend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
4eThat they may shoot fin secret at the perfect:
Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fffear not.
5gThey encourage themselves in an evil ||matter:
They commune †of laying snares privily;
hThey say, Who shall see them?
6They search out iniquities;
||They accomplish †a diligent search:
Both ithe inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
Footnotes
- aPs. 55:2 (Heb.). See Job 15:4.
- bSee Job 29:4. Comp. Ps. 55:14 (Heb.).
- bSee Job 29:4. Comp. Ps. 55:14 (Heb.).
- bbSee Ps. 94:4.
- cSo Ps. 11:2. See Ps. 57:4.
- dPs. 58:7. So ver. 7. Jer. 9:3. See Ps. 7:12.
- eSo Ps. 11:2.
- fSo Ps. 10:8 (Heb.).
- ffComp. Ps. 55:19.
- gSo Jer. 23:14. Ezek. 13:22.
- ||Or, speech. So ver. 3 (Heb.).
- †Heb. to hide snares. So Ps. 140:5. & 141:9. Comp. Prov. 1:11.
- hSee Job 22:13.
- ||Or, We are consumed by that which they have throughly searched.
- †Heb. a search searched.
- iSee Ps. 49:11.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;
preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
from the throng of evildoers,
who whet their tongues like swords,
who aim bitter words like arrows,
shooting from ambush at the blameless,
shooting at him suddenly and without fear.
They hold fast to their evil purpose;
they talk of laying snares secretly,
thinking, “Who can see them?”
They search out injustice,
saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”
For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;
protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from the plots of evildoers.
They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
They shoot from ambush at the innocent;
they shoot suddenly, without fear.
They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;
they say, “Who will see it?”
They plot injustice and say,
“We have devised a perfect plan!”
Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
God, hear my voice when I am in anguish.
Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.
Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,
from the mob of evildoers,
who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,
shooting from concealed places at the blameless.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.
They adopt an evil plan;
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?”
They devise crimes and say,
“We have perfected a secret plan.”
The inner man and the heart are mysterious.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
O God, listen to my complaint.
Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.
Hide me from the plots of this evil mob,
from this gang of wrongdoers.
They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their bitter words like arrows.
They shoot from ambush at the innocent,
attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
They encourage each other to do evil
and plan how to set their traps in secret.
“Who will ever notice?” they ask.
As they plot their crimes, they say,
“We have devised the perfect plan!”
Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Hear my voice, O God, in my lamenting.
Preserve my life from the fear of the enemy.
Hide me from the secret plots of evildoers,
from the unrest of those who do iniquity,
who sharpen their tongue like a sword.
They bend their bow to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
to shoot from their hiding places at the blameless.
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
They encourage themselves in the evil matter.
They talk of secretly laying snares.
They say, “Who will see them?”
They carefully plot injustices saying,
“We have perfected the perfect plot!”
Both the inner thought and heart of a man are deep.
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