Psalm 64[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;(A)
protect my life from the threat of the enemy.(B)
2 Hide me from the conspiracy(C) of the wicked,(D)
from the plots of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords(E)
and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(F)
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(G)
they shoot suddenly, without fear.(H)
5 They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;(I)
they say, “Who will see it[b]?”(J)
6 They plot injustice and say,
“We have devised a perfect plan!”
Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
7 But God will shoot them with his arrows;
they will suddenly be struck down.
8 He will turn their own tongues against them(K)
and bring them to ruin;
all who see them will shake their heads(L) in scorn.(M)
9 All people will fear;(N)
they will proclaim the works of God
and ponder what he has done.(O)
10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lord(P)
and take refuge in him;(Q)
all the upright in heart will glory in him!(R)
Footnotes
- Psalm 64:1 In Hebrew texts 64:1-10 is numbered 64:2-11.
- Psalm 64:5 Or us
Cross references
- Psalm 64:1 : Ps 142:2
- Psalm 64:1 : Ps 140:1
- Psalm 64:2 : S Ex 1:10
- Psalm 64:2 : Ps 56:6; 59:2
- Psalm 64:3 : S Ps 55:21; Isa 49:2
- Psalm 64:3 : S Ps 7:13; S 58:7
- Psalm 64:4 : S Job 9:23; Ps 10:8; 11:2
- Psalm 64:4 : S Ps 55:19
- Psalm 64:5 : Ps 91:3; 119:110; 140:5; 141:9
- Psalm 64:5 : S Job 22:13
- Psalm 64:8 : S Ps 59:12; Pr 18:7
- Psalm 64:8 : S 2Ki 19:21; Ps 109:25
- Psalm 64:8 : S Dt 28:37
- Psalm 64:9 : S Ps 40:3
- Psalm 64:9 : Jer 51:10
- Psalm 64:10 : S Job 22:19
- Psalm 64:10 : Ps 11:1; 25:20; 31:2
- Psalm 64:10 : Ps 32:11