Psalms 64

1Unto the end, a psalm for David.

2Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy.

3Thou hast protected me from the assembly of the malignant; from the multitude of the workers of iniquity.

4For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,

5To shoot in secret the undefiled.

6They will shoot at him on a sudden, and will not fear: they are resolute in wickedness. They have talked of hiding snares; they have said: Who shall see them?

7They have searched after iniquities: they have failed in their search. Man shall come to a deep heart:

8And God shall be exalted. The arrows of children are their wounds:

9And their tongues against them are made weak. All that saw them were troubled;

10And every man was afraid. And they declared the works of God: and understood his doings.

11The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised.

1In finem. Psalmus David.

2[Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam cum deprecor; a timore inimici eripe animam meam.

3Protexisti me a conventu malignantium, a multitudine operantium iniquitatem.

4Quia exacuerunt ut gladium linguas suas; intenderunt arcum rem amaram,

5ut sagittent in occultis immaculatum.

6Subito sagittabunt eum, et non timebunt; firmaverunt sibi sermonem nequam. Narraverunt ut absconderent laqueos; dixerunt: Quis videbit eos?

7Scrutati sunt iniquitates; defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio. Accedet homo ad cor altum,

8et exaltabitur Deus. Sagittæ parvulorum factæ sunt plagæ eorum,

9et infirmatæ sunt contra eos linguæ eorum. Conturbati sunt omnes qui videbant eos,

10et timuit omnis homo. Et annuntiaverunt opera Dei, et facta ejus intellexerunt.

11Lætabitur justus in Domino, et sperabit in eo, et laudabuntur omnes recti corde.]

1Unto the end. A Psalm of David.

2Hear, O God, my prayer of supplication. Rescue my soul from the fear of the enemy.

3You have protected me from the assembly of the malignant, from a multitude of workers of iniquity.

4For they have sharpened their tongues like a sword; they have formed their bow into a bitter thing,

5so that they may shoot arrows from hiding at the immaculate.

6They will suddenly shoot arrows at him, and they will not be afraid. They are resolute in their wicked talk. They have discussed hidden snares. They have said, “Who will see them?”

7They have been searching carefully for iniquities. Their exhaustive search has failed. Man will approach with a deep heart,

8and God will be exalted. The arrows of the little ones have become their wounds,

9and their tongues have been weakened against them. All those who saw them have been troubled;

10and every man was afraid. And they announced the works of God, and they understood his acts.

11The just will rejoice in the Lord, and they will hope in him. And all the upright of heart will be praised.