the Seventh Week after Easter
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Psalms 64
Psalm 64[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;(a)
protect my life from the threat of the enemy.(b)
2 Hide me from the conspiracy(c) of the wicked,(d)
from the plots of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords(e)
and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(f)
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(g)
they shoot suddenly, without fear.(h)
5 They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;(i)
they say, "Who will see it[b]?"(j)
6 They plot injustice and say,
"We have devised a perfect plan!"
Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
7 But God will shoot them with his arrows;
they will suddenly be struck down.
8 He will turn their own tongues against them(k)
and bring them to ruin;
all who see them will shake their heads(l) in scorn.(m)
9 All people will fear;(n)
they will proclaim the works of God
and ponder what he has done.(o)
10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lord(p)
and take refuge in him;(q)
all the upright in heart will glory in him!(r)
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