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64 To the end, a psalm of David. The canticle of Jeremias and Ezechiel to the people of the captivity, when they began to go out.

A Hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion: and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem.

O hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee.

The words of the wicked have prevailed over us: and thou wilt pardon our transgressions.

Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thee: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be filled with the good things of thy house; holy is thy temple,

Wonderful in justice. Hear us, O God our saviour, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off.

Thou who preparest the mountains by thy strength, being girded with power:

Who troublest the depth of the sea, the noise of its waves. The Gentiles shall be troubled,

And they that dwell in the uttermost borders shall be afraid at thy signs: thou shalt make the outgoings of the morning and of the evening to be joyful.

10 Thou hast visited the earth, and hast plentifully watered it; thou hast many ways enriched it. The river of God is filled with water, thou hast prepared their food: for so is its preparation.

11 Fill up plentifully the streams thereof, multiply its fruits; it shall spring up and rejoice in its showers.

12 Thou shalt bless the crown of the year of thy goodness: and thy fields shall be filled with plenty.

13 The beautiful places of the wilderness shall grow fat: and the hills shall be girded about with joy,

14 The rams of the flock are clothed, and the vales shall abound with corn: they shall shout, yea they shall sing a hymn.

To the director: A song of David.

64 God, listen to my complaint.
    Save me from the terrible threats of my enemies!
Protect me from the secret plans of the wicked.
    Hide me from that gang of evil people.
They sharpen their tongues to use like swords.
    They aim their poisonous words like arrows.
Suddenly, from their hiding places, they let their arrows fly.
    They shoot to kill innocent people.
They encourage each other to do wrong.
    They talk about setting traps and say, “No one will see them here!
No one will discover our crime.
    We have the perfect plan!”
Yes, people can be very tricky and hard to understand.
But suddenly, God will shoot his arrows,
    and those wicked people will be hit.
He will use their own words against them,
    and they will be destroyed.
Then everyone who sees them
    will shake their heads in amazement.
People will see what God has done.
    They will tell other people about him.
Then everyone will learn more about God.
    They will learn to fear and respect him.
10 Good people are happy to serve the Lord.
    They depend on him to protect them.
    All those who want to do right will praise him!