Psalms 64
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Berean Standard Bible
1(64-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (64-2) Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.
1Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2(64-3) Hide me from the council of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity;
2Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
3(64-4) Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;
3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
4(64-5) That they may shoot in secret places at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
5(64-6) They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them.
5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
6(64-7) They search out iniquities, they have accomplished a diligent search; even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart.
6They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
7(64-8) But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; thence are their wounds.
7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
8(64-9) So they make their own tongue a stumbling unto themselves; all that see them shake the head.
8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
9(64-10) And all men fear; and they declare the work of God, and understand His doing.
9Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
10(64-11) The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
10Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
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