Psa 64 | NASB2020 | STEP | For the music director. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice , God , in my complaint ; Protect my life from dread of the enemy .

Psalms 64

Prayer for Rescue from Secret Enemies.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my voice, God, in ^amy ^{▼▼Or concern}complaint;
^cProtect my life from dread of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the ^dsecret discussion of evildoers,
From the restlessness of ^ethe workers of injustice,
3 Who ^fhave sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They ^gaimed bitter speech as their arrows,
4 To ^hshoot ^{▼▼Lit in}from concealment at the innocent;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and ^jdo not fear.
5 They make firm for themselves an evil ^{▼▼Lit matter}purpose;
They ^{▼▼Lit tell of}talk of ^msetting snares secretly;
They say, “ ⁿWho 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 person are ^{▼▼Or unsearchable}deep.

7 But ^tGod ^{▼▼Or shot}will shoot an arrow at them;
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 their heads.
9 Then all people ^{▼▼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 person will be ^ahglad in the Lord and ^aitake refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will boast.