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Psalms 64

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.

2 Keep me safe from the secret purpose of wrongdoers; from the band of the workers of evil;

3 Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

4 So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

5 They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,

6 Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.

7 But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

8 The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

9 And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.

10 The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.

New International Version NIV

1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the plots of evildoers.

3 They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.

4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.

5 They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, “Who will see it ?”

6 They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

7 But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.

8 He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

9 All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.

10 The righteous will rejoice in the LORDand take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!