Hide Me from the Wicked

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

64 Hear my voice, O God, in my (A)complaint;
    preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
Hide me from (B)the secret plots of the wicked,
    from the throng of evildoers,
who (C)whet their tongues like swords,
    who (D)aim bitter words like arrows,
shooting from (E)ambush at the blameless,
    shooting at him suddenly and (F)without fear.
They (G)hold fast to their evil purpose;
    they talk of (H)laying snares secretly,
thinking, (I)“Who can see them?”
    They search out injustice,
saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”
    For (J)the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

(K)But God shoots his arrow at them;
    they are wounded suddenly.
They are brought to ruin, with their own (L)tongues turned against them;
    all who (M)see them will (N)wag their heads.
Then all mankind (O)fears;
    they (P)tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.

10 Let (Q)the righteous one rejoice in the Lord
    and (R)take refuge in him!
Let all (S)the upright in heart exult!

Bön om beskydd när det onda hotar

64 För körledaren. En psalm av David.

Hör mig, Gud, när jag klagar!
    Bevara mitt liv när fienden hotar.

Göm mig för de ondas hop,
    för skocken av dem som gör orätt.
De vässar sina tungor som svärd.
    De avlossar sina grymma ord som pilar,
för att från sina bakhåll skjuta på den oskyldige.
    Plötsligt och utan fruktan skjuter de.

De eggar varandra i sin onda plan.
    De talar om att i hemlighet sätta ut fällor.
    ”Ingen kommer att se dem,” säger de.
De tänker ut onda planer
    och säger: ”Vi har planerat det perfekt!”
    Outgrundligt är människans innersta.

Men Gud själv skjuter dem med pil,
    plötsligt slås de ner.
Deras egen tunga bringar dem på fall,
    och alla som ser dem skakar på huvudet.
10 Alla människor blir rädda,
    de förkunnar Guds verk
och inser vad han har gjort.

11 Den rättfärdige gläder sig i Herren
    och tar sin tillflykt till honom.
    Alla rättsinniga prisar honom.

Psalm 64[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;(A)
    protect my life from the threat of the enemy.(B)

Hide me from the conspiracy(C) of the wicked,(D)
    from the plots of evildoers.
They sharpen their tongues like swords(E)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(F)
They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(G)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.(H)

They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;(I)
    they say, “Who will see it[b]?”(J)
They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
He will turn their own tongues against them(K)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads(L) in scorn.(M)
All people will fear;(N)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.(O)

10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lord(P)
    and take refuge in him;(Q)
    all the upright in heart will glory in him!(R)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 64:1 In Hebrew texts 64:1-10 is numbered 64:2-11.
  2. Psalm 64:5 Or us