Psalms 64
64
PSALM 64
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David.
1When I to thee my prayer make,
Lord, to my voice give ear;
My life save from the enemy,
of whom I stand in fear.
2Me from their secret counsel hide
who do live wickedly;
From insurrection of those men
that work iniquity:
3Who do their tongues with malice whet,
and make them cut like swords;
In whose bent bows are arrows set,
ev'n sharp and bitter words:
4That they may at the perfect man
in secret aim their shot;
Yea, suddenly they dare at him to shoot,
and fear it not.
5In ill encourage they themselves,
and their snares close do lay:
Together conference they have;
Who shall them see? they say.
6They have search'd out iniquities,
a perfect search they keep:
Of each of them the inward thought,
and very heart, is deep.
7God shall an arrow shoot at them,
and wound them suddenly:
8So their own tongue shall them confound;
all who them see shall fly.
9And on all men a fear shall fall,
God's works they shall declare;
For they shall wisely notice take
what these his doings are.
10In God the righteous shall rejoice,
and trust upon his might;
Yea, they shall greatly glory all
in heart that are upright.
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Psalms 64
64
To the director: A song of David.
1God, listen to my complaint.
Save me from the terrible threats of my enemies!
2Protect me from the secret plans of the wicked.
Hide me from that gang of evil people.
3They sharpen their tongues to use like swords.
They aim their poisonous words like arrows.
4Suddenly, from their hiding places, they let their arrows fly.
They shoot to kill innocent people.
5They encourage each other to do wrong.
They talk about setting traps and say, “No one will see them here!
6No one will discover our crime.
We have the perfect plan!”
Yes, people can be very tricky and hard to understand.
7But suddenly, God will shoot his arrows,
and those wicked people will be hit.
8He will use their own words against them,
and they will be destroyed.
Then everyone who sees them
will shake their heads in amazement.
9People 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.
10Good people are happy to serve the Lord.
They depend on him to protect them.
All those who want to do right will praise him!
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