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N84New International Version (1984)

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Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.

Psalms 64:1

Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.

Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from that noisy crowd of evildoers.

Psalms 64:2

Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the plots of evildoers.

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows.

Psalms 64:3

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.

They shoot from ambush at the innocent man; they shoot at him suddenly, without fear.

Psalms 64:4

They shoot from ambush at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.

They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, "Who will see them ?"

Psalms 64:5

They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, "Who will see it?"

They plot injustice and say, "We have devised a perfect plan!" Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning.

Psalms 64:6

They plot injustice and say, "We have devised a perfect plan!" Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be struck down.

Psalms 64:7

But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.

He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

Psalms 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.

All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.

Psalms 64:9

All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him!

Psalms 64:10

The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!

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