64:1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
64:1 {For the choir director. A Psalm of David.} Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; Preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;
64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, From the tumult of those who do iniquity,

64:3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
64:3 Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They aimed bitter speech [as] their arrow,

64:4 That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
64:4 To shoot from concealment at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.

64:5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?
64:5 They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who can see them?"

64:6 They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, (say they), a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.
64:6 They devise injustices, [saying,] "We are ready with a well-conceived plot"; For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep.

64:7 But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.
64:7 But God will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.

64:8 So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.
64:8 So they will make him stumble; Their own tongue is against them; All who see them will shake the head.

64:9 And all men shall fear; And they shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely consider of his doing.
64:9 Then all men will fear, And will declare the work of God, And will consider what He has done.

64:10 The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him; And all the upright in heart shall glory.
64:10 The righteous man will be glad in the LORD, and will take refuge in Him; And all the upright in heart will glory.