Psalms
Chapter 64World English Bible
Berean Standard Bible
1Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;
Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
3who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,
who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
4to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.
ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
5They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
6They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.
They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
7But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
8Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
9All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.
Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
10The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!
Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
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