| 64 | Psalms | ||
| Prayer for Protection. Psalm 64(v63) | |||
| 1 | Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy, | ||
| 2 | hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the scheming of evildoers, | ||
| 3 | who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, | ||
| 4 | shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. | ||
| 5 | They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see us? | ||
| 6 | Who can search out our crimes? We have thought out a cunningly conceived plot." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep! | ||
| 7 | But God will shoot his arrow at them; they will be wounded suddenly. | ||
| 8 | Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin; all who see them will wag their heads. | ||
| 9 | Then all men will fear; t hey will tell what God has wrought, and ponder what he has done. | ||
| 10 | Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord, and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart glory! | ||
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