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Psalm 64
New King James Version

Oppressed by the Wicked but Rejoicing in the Lord

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

64 Hear my voice, O God, in my [a]meditation;
Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,
3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
(A)And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
(B)They say, “Who will see them?”
6 They devise iniquities:
“We have perfected a shrewd scheme.”
Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.

7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly they shall be wounded.
8 So He will make them stumble over their own tongue;
(C)All who see them shall flee away.
9 All men shall fear,
And shall (D)declare the work of God;
For they shall wisely consider His doing.

10 (E)The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him.
And all the upright in heart shall glory.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 64:1 complaint
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Psalm 64
English Standard Version

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

7 (K)But God shoots his arrow at them;
    they are wounded suddenly.
8 They are brought to ruin, with their own (L)tongues turned against them;
    all who (M)see them will (N)wag their heads.
9 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!

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Salmos 64
Reina-Valera 1995

Plegaria pidiendo protección contra enemigos ocultos

Al músico principal. Salmo de David

64 Escucha, Dios, la voz de mi queja;
guarda mi vida del miedo al enemigo.
2 Escóndeme del plan secreto de los malignos,
de la conspiración de los malvados
3 que afilan como espada su lengua;
lanzan como una saeta suya la palabra amarga,
4 para disparar a escondidas contra el íntegro;
de repente le disparan, y no temen.
5 Obstinados en su perverso designio,
tratan de esconder los lazos,
y dicen: «¿Quién los ha de ver?»
6 Planean maldades,
hacen una investigación exacta;
el íntimo pensamiento de cada uno de ellos, así como su corazón, es profundo.

7 Pero Dios los herirá con saeta;
de repente llegarán sus plagas.
8 Sus propias lenguas los harán caer.
Se espantarán todos los que los vean.
9 Temerán entonces todos los hombres,
y anunciarán la obra de Dios,
y entenderán sus hechos.

10 Se alegrará el justo en Jehová
y confiará en él;
¡se gloriarán todos los rectos de corazón!

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Psalm 64
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Psalm 64[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

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

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

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

7 But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
8 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)
9 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
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