Psalms 64

Berean Standard Bible

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David prays to God to hear his complaint and protect his life from the fear of enemies and the scheming mob of evildoers. He describes how these adversaries sharpen their tongues like swords, aim bitter words like arrows, and ambush the innocent in secret without fear. They encourage one another in their evil purpose, devising secret plans and questioning who might see their hidden snares. However, God suddenly shoots them with His own arrows, causing them to be wounded and making their own tongues turn against them. Observing this judgment, all mankind fears, ponders the work of God, and proclaims what He has done. Consequently, the righteous and the upright in heart rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in Him.

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¹Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. ²Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity, ³who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, ⁴ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. ⁵They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. ⁶They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious. ⁷But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded. ⁸They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads. ⁹Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done. ¹⁰Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

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