Psalm 64

A Prayer for Protection from Hidden Enemies

1Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer:

preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked;

from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

3who whet their tongue like a sword,

and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

4that they may shoot in secret at the perfect:

suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5They encourage themselves in an evil matter:

they commune of laying snares privily;

they say, Who shall see them?

6They search out iniquities;

they accomplish a diligent search:

both the inward thought of every one of them , and the heart, is deep.

7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow;

suddenly shall they be wounded.

8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves:

all that see them shall flee away.

9And all men shall fear,

and shall declare the work of God;

for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

10The righteous shall be glad in the Lord ,

and shall trust in him;

and all the upright in heart shall glory.

King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Published by: American Bible Society