Psa 64 | NASB1995 | STEP | For the choir director. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice , O God , in my complaint ; Preserve my life from dread of the enemy .

‏ Psalms 64

Prayer for Deliverance from Secret Enemies.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my voice, O God, in ^amy ^{▼▼ Or concern}complaint;
^cPreserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the ^dsecret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of ^ethose who do iniquity,
3 Who ^fhave sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They ^gaimed bitter speech as their arrow,
4 To ^hshoot ^{▼▼ Lit in}from concealment at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and ^jdo not fear.
5 They ^{▼▼ Lit make firm}hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
They ^{▼▼ Lit tell of}talk of ^mlaying snares secretly;
They say, ⁿ“Who can see them?”
6 They ^{▼▼ Or search out}devise injustices, saying,
“We are ^{▼▼ Lit complete}ready with a well-conceived plot”;
For the ^{▼▼ Or inward part
,} ^rinward thought and the heart of a man are ^{▼▼ Or unsearchable}deep.

7 But ^tGod ^{▼▼ Or shot}will shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly ^{▼▼ Or they were wounded; lit their wounds occurred}they will be wounded.
8 So ^{▼▼ Or they make their tongue a stumbling for themselves}they ^{▼▼ Or made}will ^ymake him stumble;
^zTheir own tongue is against them;
All who see them will ^aashake the head.
9 Then all men ^{▼▼ Or feared}will ^acfear,
And they ^{▼▼ Or declared}will ^aedeclare the work of God,
And ^{▼▼ Or considered}will consider ^{▼▼ Lit His work}what He has done.
10 The righteous man will be ^ahglad in the Lord and will ^aitake refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will glory.