Psalms Chapter 64 Darby English Bible

Psalms 64:1

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Hear, O God, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy:

Psalms 64:2

Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,

Psalms 64:3

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, [and] have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

Psalms 64:4

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

Psalms 64:5

They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?

Psalms 64:6

They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward [thought] and heart is deep.

Psalms 64:7

But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;

Psalms 64:8

By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.

Psalms 64:9

And all men shall fear, and shall declare God's doing; and they shall wisely consider his work.

Psalms 64:10

The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah, and trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.