Psalm 6426
For the music director; a psalm of David
64:1 Listen to me,1
O God, as I offer my lament!
Protect2
my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks.3
64:2 Hide me from the plots of evil men,
from the crowd of evildoers.4
64:3 They5
sharpen their tongues like a sword,
they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,6
64:4 in order to shoot down the innocent7
in secluded places.
They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.8
64:5 They encourage one another to carry out their
evil deed.9
They plan how to hide10
snares,
and boast,11
“Who will see them?”12
64:6 They devise13
unjust schemes,
they disguise14
a well-conceived plot.15
Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.16
64:7 But God will shoot17
at them,
suddenly they will be18
wounded by an arrow.19
64:8 Their slander will bring about their demise.20
All who see them will shudder,21
64:9 and all people will fear.22
They will proclaim what God has done,23
and reflect upon his deeds.
64:10 The godly will rejoice in the LORD
and take shelter in him.
All the morally upright24
will boast.25