Psalms 64
1 For the music director. A psalm of David.
2 Hear my voice, God, as I lament; protect my life from the enemy’s terror.
3 Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, from the uproar of those who practice wickedness.
4 They sharpen their tongues like swords; they aim bitter words like arrows.
5 They lie in wait to shoot at the innocent; they fire suddenly, without fear.
6 They encourage one another in their evil plan; they plot to hide traps and say, “Who will see us?”
7 They devise injustices: “We have finished! The plan is well laid.” Each person’s innermost thoughts and heart are deep.
8 But God shot an arrow at them; suddenly they were wounded.
9 Their own tongues made them stumble; all who see them shake their heads.
10 Everyone was afraid; they proclaimed God’s work and understood what he had done.
11 The righteous will rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will boast.
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