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Psalm 64

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.