Psalm 64

For the choir director: A psalm of David.

¹O God, listen to my complaint.

Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.

²Hide me from the plots of this evil mob,

from this gang of wrongdoers.

³They sharpen their tongues like swords

and aim their bitter words like arrows.

⁴They shoot from ambush at the innocent,

attacking suddenly and fearlessly.

⁵They encourage each other to do evil

and plan how to set their traps in secret.

“Who will ever notice?” they ask.

⁶As they plot their crimes, they say,

“We have devised the perfect plan!”

Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.

⁷But God himself will shoot them with his arrows,

suddenly striking them down.

⁸Their own tongues will ruin them,

and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

⁹Then everyone will be afraid;

they will proclaim the mighty acts of God

and realize all the amazing things he does.

¹⁰The godly will rejoice in the Lord

and find shelter in him.

And those who do what is right

will praise him.