Psalms 64

¹Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.

²Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the plots of evildoers.

³They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.

⁴They shoot from ambush at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.

⁵They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, “Who will see it?”

⁶They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

⁷But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.

⁸He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

⁹All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.

¹⁰The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!