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
Psalm 64
Prayer for Protection from Secret Enemies.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1Hear my voice, O God, in my #64:1 Or concern.complaint;
Guard my life from the terror of the enemy.
2Hide me from the secret counsel and conspiracy of the ungodly,
From the scheming of those who do wrong,
3Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
4To shoot from ambush at the blameless [one];
Suddenly they shoot at him, without fear.
5They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who will discover us?”
6They devise acts of injustice, saying,
“We are ready with a well-conceived plan.”
For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep (mysterious, unsearchable).
7¶But God will shoot them with an [unexpected] arrow;
Suddenly they will be wounded.
8So they will be caused to stumble;
Their own tongue is against them;
All who gaze at them will shake the head [in scorn].
9Then all men will fear [God’s judgment];
They will declare the work of God,
And they will consider and wisely acknowledge what He has done.
10The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in Him;
All the upright in heart will glory and offer praise.
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