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Psalm 64

1 I am in trouble, God - listen to my prayer! I am afraid of my enemies - save my life!

1 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2 Protect me from the plots of the wicked, from mobs of evil people.

2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, From the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

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

3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And aim their arrows, deadly words,

4 They are quick to spread their shameless lies; they destroy good people with cowardly slander.

4 To shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

5 They encourage each other in their evil plots; they talk about where they will place their traps. "No one can see them," they say.

5 They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

6 They make evil plans and say, "We have planned a perfect crime." The human heart and mind are a mystery.

6 They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.

7 But God shoots his arrows at them, and suddenly they are wounded.

7 But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

8 He will destroy them because of those words; all who see them will shake their heads.

8 Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

9 They will all be afraid; they will think about what God has done and tell about his deeds.

9 All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely ponder what he has done.

10 All righteous people will rejoice because of what the Lord has done. They will find safety in him; all good people will praise him.

10 The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, And shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!

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