Psalm 64 (NASB2020)

Psalm 64

Prayer for Rescue from Secret Enemies.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

1Hear my voice, God, in my 64:1 Or concerncomplaint;

Protect my life from dread of the enemy.

2Hide me from the secret discussion of evildoers,

From the restlessness of the workers of injustice,

3Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.

They aimed bitter speech as their arrows,

4To shoot 64:4 Lit infrom concealment at the innocent;

Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.

5They make firm for themselves an evil 64:5 Lit matterpurpose;

They 64:5 Lit tell oftalk of setting snares secretly;

They say, “Who can see them?”

6They 64:6 Or search outdevise injustices, saying,

“We are 64:6 Lit completeready with a well-conceived plot”;

For the 64:6 Or inward partinward thought and the heart of a person are 64:6 Or unsearchabledeep.

7¶But God 64:7 Or shotwill shoot an arrow at them;

Suddenly 64:7 Or they were wounded; lit their wounds occurredthey will be wounded.

8So 64:8 Or they make their tongue a stumbling for themselvesthey 64:8 Or madewill make him stumble;

Their own tongue is against them;

All who see them will shake their heads.

9Then all people 64:9 Or fearedwill fear,

And they 64:9 Or declaredwill declare the work of God,

And 64:9 Or consideredwill consider 64:9 Lit His workwhat He has done.

10The righteous person will be glad in the Lord and take refuge in Him;

And all the upright in heart will boast.

Understand Psalm 64

Walk through Psalm 64 verse by verse, then read what three commentaries say about the chapter. The explanations are written for new readers.