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Psalms 64

Prayer for deliverance from secret enemies.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

¹To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

²Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy,

³hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the scheming of evildoers,

⁴who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows,

⁵shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear.

⁶They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see us?

⁷Who can search out our crimes? We have thought out a cunningly conceived plot." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep!

⁸But God will shoot his arrow at them; they will be wounded suddenly.

⁹Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin; all who see them will wag their heads.

¹⁰Then all men will fear; they will tell what God has wrought, and ponder what he has done. [ (Psalms 64:11) Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD, and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart glory! ]

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