Psalm 64
David asks God to protect him from the schemes of the wicked who sharpen their tongues like swords. God will turn their own arrows against them, and all people will proclaim God's work and ponder his deeds.
PsalmsPsalm 64 of 15010 versesBerean Standard Bible
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For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
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“You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.”
“Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.”
“A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.”
“Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.”
“He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.”
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