For the music director; a psalm of David.

64:1 Listen to me, O God, as I offer my lament! Protect my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks.

64:2 Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.

64:3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

64:4 in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

64:5 They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, “Who will see them?”

64:6 They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

64:7 But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.

64:8 Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

64:9 and all people will fear. They will proclaim what God has done, and reflect on his deeds.

64:10 The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

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