| 64:1 |
Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy. |
| 64:2 |
Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from that noisy crowd of evildoers. |
| 64:3 |
They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows. |
| 64:4 |
They shoot from ambush at the innocent man; they shoot at him suddenly, without fear. |
| 64:5 |
They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, "Who will see them?" |
| 64:6 |
They plot injustice and say, "We have devised a perfect plan!" Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning. |
| 64:7 |
But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be struck down. |
| 64:8 |
He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn. |
| 64:9 |
All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done. |
| 64:10 |
Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him! |
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