Psalms 64 — BBE

To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.

64Verse 1O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.
^{Verse 2}Keep me safe from the secret purpose of wrongdoers; from the band of the workers of evil;
^{Verse 3}Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;
^{Verse 4}So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.
^{Verse 5}They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,
^{Verse 6}Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.
^{Verse 7}But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.
^{Verse 8}The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.
^{Verse 9}And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.
^{Verse 10}The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.