Psalm 64In Hebrew texts 64:1-10 is numbered 64:2-11.
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;
protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
2Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from the plots of evildoers.
3They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
4They shoot from ambush at the innocent;
they shoot suddenly, without fear.
5They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;
they say, “Who will see it64:5 Or us?”
6They plot injustice and say,
“We have devised a perfect plan!”
Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
7But God will shoot them with his arrows;
they will suddenly be struck down.
8He will turn their own tongues against them
and bring them to ruin;
all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9All people will fear;
they will proclaim the works of God
and ponder what he has done.
10The righteous will rejoice in the Lord
and take refuge in him;
all the upright in heart will glory in him!
Psalm 64
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1God, hear me as I tell you my problem.
Don’t let my enemies kill me.
2Hide me from evil people who talk about how to harm me.
Hide me from those people who are planning to do evil.
3They make their tongues like sharp swords.
They aim their mean words like deadly arrows.
4They shoot from their hiding places at people who aren’t guilty.
They shoot quickly and aren’t afraid of being caught.
5They help one another make evil plans.
They talk about hiding their traps.
They say, “Who can see what we are doing?”
6They make plans to do what is evil.
They say, “We have thought up a perfect plan!”
The hearts and minds of people are so clever!
7But God will shoot my enemies with his arrows.
He will suddenly strike them down.
8He will turn their own words against them.
He will destroy them.
All those who see them will shake their heads
and look down on them.
9All people will respect God.
They will tell about his works.
They will think about what he has done.
10Godly people will be full of joy because of what the Lord has done.
They will go to him for safety.
All those whose hearts are honest will be proud of what he has done.
