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Psalm 64

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.

New Living Translation NLT

1 O God, listen to my complaint. Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.

2 Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, from this gang of wrongdoers.

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

4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.

5 They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps in secret. “Who will ever notice?” they ask.

6 As they plot their crimes, they say, “We have devised the perfect plan!” Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.

7 But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, suddenly striking them down.

8 Their own tongues will ruin them, and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

9 Then everyone will be afraid; they will proclaim the mighty acts of God and realize all the amazing things he does.

10 The godly will rejoice in the LORD and find shelter in him. And those who do what is right will praise him.