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.

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