Psalm 64

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: or, speechmatter: they commune of…: Heb. to hide his snaresof laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

6They search out iniquities; they…: or, we are consumed by that which they have throughly searchedthey accomplish a diligent…: Heb. a search searcheda diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they…: Heb. their wound shall beshall they be wounded.

8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

9And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

10The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.