Psa 64 | HCSB | STEP | For the choir director . A Davidic psalm . God , hear my voice when I complain . Protect my life from the terror of the enemy .

Psalms 64

Protection from Evildoers

1 For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

God, hear my voice when I complain. ^a
Protect my life from the terror of the enemy. ^b
2 Hide me from the scheming of wicked people, ^c
from the mob of evildoers, ^d
3 who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows, ^e
4 shooting from concealed places at the innocent.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid. ^f
5 They encourage each other in an evil plan; ^{▼▼Or thing; lit word
,} ^{▼▼Or They hold fast to an evil purpose, or They establish for themselves an evil purpose}
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?” ^{▼▼Or us, or it
,} ^j
6 They devise crimes and say,
“We have perfected a secret plan.” ^k
The inner man and the heart are mysterious.

7 But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly, they will be wounded. ^l
8 They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads. ^m
9 Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God’s work,
for they will understand what He has done. ⁿ

10 The righteous one rejoices in the Lord
and takes refuge in Him;
all those who are upright in heart
will offer praise. ^o