Psalms 64 — WEB

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

64Hear my voice, God, in my complaint.Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.²Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;³who sharpen their tongue like a sword,and aim their arrows, deadly words,
⁴to shoot innocent men from ambushes.
They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.⁵They encourage themselves in evil plans.They talk about laying snares secretly.
They say, “Who will see them?”⁶They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!”Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.⁷But God will shoot at them.They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.⁸Their own tongues shall ruin them.All who see them will shake their heads.⁹All mankind shall be afraid.They shall declare the work of God,
and shall wisely ponder what he has done.¹⁰The righteous shall be glad in the LORD,and shall take refuge in him.
All the upright in heart shall praise him!