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Psalms 64

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1 Listen and help, O God. I'm reduced to a whine And a whimper, obsessed with feelings of doomsday.
1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Don't let them find me - the conspirators out to get me,
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
3 Using their tongues as weapons, flinging poison words, poison-tipped arrow-words.
3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
4 They shoot from ambush, shoot without warning, not caring who they hit.
4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
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,
5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
6 no one can detect our perfect crime." The Detective detects the mystery in the dark of the cellar heart.
6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
7 The God of the Arrow shoots! They double up in pain,
7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
8 Fall flat on their faces in full view of the grinning crowd.
8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
9 Everyone sees it. God's work is the talk of the town.
9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
10 Be glad, good people! Fly to God! Good-hearted people, make praise your habit.
10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
The King James Version is in the public domain.