Psalms 64 — parallel

64:1

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

64:2

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,

64:3

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

64:4

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

64:5

They encourage themselves in an evil : they commune of privily; they say, Who shall see them?

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

64:6

They search out iniquities; they accomplish : both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

64:7

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly .

But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

64:8

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

64:9

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

64:10

The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.