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Hear my voice, God, in my complaint; Protect my life from dread of the enemy.

Psalms 64:1

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Hide me from the secret discussion of evildoers, From the restlessness of the workers of injustice,

Psalms 64:2

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrows,

Psalms 64:3

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

To shoot from concealment at the innocent; Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.

Psalms 64:4

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

They make firm for themselves an evil purpose; They talk of setting snares secretly; They say, "Who can see them?"

Psalms 64:5

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

They devise injustices, saying, "We are ready with a well-conceived plot"; For the inward thought and the heart of a person are deep.

Psalms 64:6

They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

But God will shoot an arrow at them; Suddenly they will be wounded.

Psalms 64:7

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

So they will make him stumble; Their own tongue is against them; All who see them will shake their heads.

Psalms 64:8

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

Then all people will fear, And they will declare the work of God, And will consider what He has done.

Psalms 64:9

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

The righteous person will be glad in the LORD and take refuge in Him; And all the upright in heart will boast.

Psalms 64:10

The righteous shall be glad in the Lord , and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

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