Psalm 64

A Psalm of David.

[1] Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;

preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

[2] Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,

from the throng of evildoers,

[3] who whet their tongues like swords,

who aim bitter words like arrows,

[4] shooting from ambush at the blameless,

shooting at him suddenly and without fear.

[5] They hold fast to their evil purpose;

they talk of laying snares secretly,

thinking, “Who can see them?”

[6] They search out injustice,

saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”

For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

[7] But God shoots his arrow at them;

they are wounded suddenly.

[8] They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them;

all who see them will wag their heads.

[9] Then all mankind fears;

they tell what God has brought about

and ponder what he has done.

[10] Let the righteous one rejoice in the LORD

and take refuge in him!

Let all the upright in heart exult! (ESV)

To the choirmaster.

Psummer of Psalms: Psalm 64