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Psalm 64

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 For the leader. A psalm of David: Hear my voice, God, as I plead: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the secret intrigues of the wicked and the open insurrection of evildoers.

3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrows, poisoned words,

4 in order to shoot from cover at the innocent, shooting suddenly and fearing nothing.

5 They support each other's evil plans; they talk of hiding snares and ask, "Who would see them?"

6 They search for ways to commit crimes, bringing their diligent search to completion when each of them has thought it through in the depth of his heart.

7 Suddenly God shoots them down with an arrow, leaving them with wounds;

8 their own tongues make them stumble. All who see them shake their heads.

9 Everyone is awestruck they acknowledge that it is God at work, they understand what he has done.

10 The righteous will rejoice in ADONAI; they will take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will exult.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Listen and help, O God. I'm reduced to a whine And a whimper, obsessed with feelings of doomsday.

2 Don't let them find me - the conspirators out to get me,

3 Using their tongues as weapons, flinging poison words, poison-tipped arrow-words.

4 They shoot from ambush, shoot without warning, not caring who they hit.

5 They keep fit doing calisthenics of evil purpose, They keep lists of the traps they've secretly set. They say to each other, "No one can catch us,

6 no one can detect our perfect crime." The Detective detects the mystery in the dark of the cellar heart.

7 The God of the Arrow shoots! They double up in pain,

8 Fall flat on their faces in full view of the grinning crowd.

9 Everyone sees it. God's work is the talk of the town.

10 Be glad, good people! Fly to God! Good-hearted people, make praise your habit.