Psalm 64 BSB ISV Parallel

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◄ Psalm 64 ►

Berean Study Bible

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1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

1Hear, God, as I express my concern; protect me from fear of the enemy.

2Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,

2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the mob of those who practice evil,

3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

3who sharpen their tongues like swords, and aim their bitter words like arrows,

4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

4shooting at the innocent from concealment. Suddenly they shoot, fearing nothing.

5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

5They concoct an evil scheme for themselves; they enumerate their hidden snares; they say, "Who will see them?"

6They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

6They devise wicked schemes, saying, "We have completed our plans, hiding them deep in our hearts."

7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

7But God shot an arrow at them, and they were wounded immediately.

8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

8They tripped over their own tongues, and everyone who was watching ran away.

9Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

9Everyone was gripped with fear and acknowledged God's deeds, understanding what he had done.

10Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

10The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult.