New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures — With References (Rbi8, en_US, 1984)

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Psalms, 64

To the director. A melody of David.

1 Hear, O God, my voice in my concern. From the dreadfulness of the enemy may you safeguard my life.

2 May you conceal me from the confidential talk of evildoers, From the tumult of practicers of hurtfulness,

3 Who have sharpened their tongue just like a sword, Who have aimed their arrow, bitter speech,

4 To shoot from concealed places at someone blameless. All of a sudden they shoot at him and do not fear.

5 They hold themselves down to bad speech; They make statements about hiding traps. They have said: “Who sees them?”*1

  1. “Them,” MTLXXVg; Sy, “us.”

6 They keep searching out unrighteous things; They have hidden a shrewd device well searched out, And the inward part of each one, even [his] heart, is deep.

7 But God will shoot at them with an arrow suddenly. Wounds have resulted to them,

8 And they cause one to stumble. [But] their tongue is against their own selves. All those looking upon them will shake their head,

9 And all earthling men will become afraid; And they will tell of the activity of God, And they will certainly have insight into his work.

10 And the righteous one will rejoice in Jehovah and will indeed take refuge in him; And all the upright in heart will boast.