Psalm 64

Hide Me from the Wicked

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my *Ps. 55:2complaint;

preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

2 Hide me from *[Ps. 55:14]the secret plots of the wicked,

from the throng of evildoers,

3 who *See Ps. 57:4whet their tongues like swords,

who *See Ps. 11:2aim bitter words like arrows,

4 shooting from *[Ps. 10:8] ambush at the blameless,

shooting at him suddenly and *Ps. 55:19without fear.

5 They *Jer. 23:14;Ezek. 13:22hold fast to their evil purpose;

they talk of *See Ps. 140:5laying snares secretly,

thinking, *See Job 22:13"Who can see them?"

6 They search out injustice,

saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search."

For *Ps. 49:11the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

7 *Ps. 7:12,13;[Ps. 58:7]But God shoots his arrow at them;

they are wounded suddenly.

8 They are brought to ruin, with their own *See Prov. 12:13;18:7tongues turned against them;

all who *See Ps. 40:3see them will *Jer. 18:16;48:27;See Ps. 22:7wag their heads.

9 Then all mankind *[See ver. 8above] fears;

they *Jer. 50:28;51:10tell what God has brought about

and ponder what he has done.

10 Let *See Ps. 32:11;Job 22:19the righteous one rejoice in the Lord

and *See Ps. 11:1take refuge in him!

Let all *See Ps. 7:10the upright in heart exult!