Psalm 64
Revised Geneva Translation
64 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the rage of the works of iniquity
3 which have whet their tongue like a sword and shot bitter words for their arrows,
4 to shoot at the upright in secret. They shoot at him suddenly and do not fear.
5 They encourage themselves in a wicked purpose. They commune together to lay snares privately, saying, “Who shall see them?”
6 They have sought out iniquities and have accomplished that which they sought. Everyone’s inward thoughts and depth of heart are both deep.
7 But God will shoot an arrow at them suddenly. Their strokes shall be sudden.
8 They shall cause them to fall upon their own tongue. Whoever shall see them shall flee away.
9 And all men shall see it and declare the work of God; and they shall understand what He has wrought.
10 But the righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and trust in Him; and all who are upright in heart shall rejoice. To him who excels: A psalm or song of David
Psalm 64
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 64
Protection from Evildoers
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 God, hear my voice when I complain.(A)
Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.(B)
2 Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,(C)
from the mob of evildoers,(D)
3 who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,(E)
4 shooting from concealed places at the innocent.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.(F)
5 They encourage each other in an evil plan;[a][b]
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?”[c](G)
6 They devise crimes and say,
“We have perfected a secret plan.”(H)
The inner man and the heart are mysterious.
7 But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly, they will be wounded.(I)
8 They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.(J)
9 Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God’s work,
for they will understand what He has done.(K)
10 The righteous one rejoices in the Lord
and takes refuge in Him;
all those who are upright in heart
will offer praise.(L)
Footnotes
- Psalm 64:5 Or thing; lit word
- Psalm 64:5 Or They hold fast to an evil purpose, or They establish for themselves an evil purpose
- Psalm 64:5 Or us, or it
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